New Delhi:
Because the chase for Khalistani chief Amritpal Singh entered Day 3, his uncle and driver surrendered as we speak. His uncle Harijit Singh and driver Harpreet turned themselves in at Punjab’s Mehatpur.
Listed here are 10 details on this huge story:
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Amritpal Singh’s uncle Harijit Singh was driving a Mercedes when the police have been chasing the Khalistani chief and his aides on Saturday. Harijit Singh mentioned he and Amritpal cut up throughout the 15-16 km cop chase.
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4 of Amritpal Singh’s prime aides, arrested and flown to Dibrugarh in higher Assam, have been charged below the stringent Nationwide Safety Act (NSA).
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Thus far, the police have arrested 112 associates of Amritpal Singh — 34 of them on Sunday. A number of members of his ‘Waris Punjab De’ group have been detained for questioning. Amongst these arrested was Daljeet Singh Kalsi, the person who handles Amritpal Singh’s funds.
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The exterior affairs ministry summoned British deputy excessive commissioner Christina Scott late Sunday night after movies on social media confirmed a Khalistani sympathiser flattening the nationwide flag exterior the Indian Excessive Fee in London.
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The police have launched an enormous operation to catch Amritpal who was final seen dashing away on a bike in Jalandhar Saturday night, sources mentioned. The cops seized his automobile through which a number of dozens of stay cartridges have been discovered.
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Curbs on cell web and SMS providers have been prolonged in Punjab. Neighbouring Haryana additionally stays on excessive alert.
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Amid the crackdown in India, Khalistani sympathisers hit the streets in the UK in protest. Movies on social media confirmed protesters climbing the Indian Excessive Fee constructing in London and taking down the nationwide flag.
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Intelligence studies counsel that Amritpal Singh was utilizing drug rehab centres and a gurdwara to stockpile weapons and making ready youths to hold out suicide assaults.
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In the course of the ongoing crackdown, a number of arms and ammunition meant for the so-called Anandpur Khalsa Entrance (AKF), a creation of Amritpal Singh, have been seized.
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The crackdown comes a month after Amritpal Singh and his supporters broke right into a police station with swords and weapons for the discharge of certainly one of his aides.
