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Amritpal had no choice but to surrender: Police

Source: PTI   -  Edited By: Senjo M R
Last updated on: April 23, 2023 12:17 IST
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Radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested in Rode village of Punjab's Moga district on Sunday morning after police personnel surrounded him, leaving him with no way to escape, a senior Punjab police official said in Chandigarh.

IMAGE: 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh addressing the devotees in Rodewal Gurudwara, Moga shortly before his arrest, April 23, 2023. Photograph: ANI on Twitter

He has been taken to Dibrugarh in Assam under National Security Act, inspector general of police, Sukhchain Singh Gill told a news conference in Chandigarh.

 

"National Security Act warrants were issued against Amritpal Singh and these have been executed today (Sunday) morning. Further law will take its own course," Gill said.

Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab police at around 6:45 am from village Rode after absconding for more than one month.

"A joint operation was conducted by the Amritsar police and intelligence wing of Punjab police. He was located in village Rode based on operational inputs by the Punjab police. He was surrounded from all sides, the village was surrounded by the Punjab police," Gill said.

The police did not enter the gurudwara in which Amritpal was present to maintain its sanctity.

"To maintain sanctity, the police did not enter the gurdwara and since he knew that he had no way to escape now, he was surrounded by the Punjab police. The village was surrounded by the Punjab police from all sides," he said.

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.

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