Amritpal Singh Arrested From Moga

Chandigarh: Radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested in Punjab’s Moga district on Sunday, more than a month after the state police launched a crackdown against him following the storming of the Ajnala police station by his supporters to secure the release of an arrested associate.

A senior police official told newsmen that Amritpal Singh has been arrested by the Punjab Police and would be sent to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail. He is an NSA subject and will be taken to Dibrugarh, the officer said.

The 29-year-old Khalistani sympathiser is understood to have been arrested from Rode village in Moga. Slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale hailed from Rode village and Amritpal Singh was last year anointed the head of ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit at an event held in this village.

In a tweet, Punjab Police said Amritpal Singh has been arrested in Moga and urged citizens to maintain peace and harmony.