New Delhi:

For the second day in a row, radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who has dodged police for final 13 days, launched a video on YouTube, saying he won’t give up.

The 30-year-old separatist, who kinds himself after the Sikh terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, went lacking following a police crackdown towards him and members of his pro-Khalistan ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit on March 18, about three weeks after he and his supporters stormed the Ajnala police station close to Amritsar to safe the discharge of an arrested man.

The Jathedar of Akal Takht (the best temporal seat of Sikhs) has requested fugitive Amritpal Singh to give up earlier than police and cooperate with investigation.

Final week, the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom slammed the Punjab police and questioned how Amritpal Singh may give them the slip repeatedly.

“You might have 80,000 cops. What had been they doing. How did Amritpal Singh escape?” the Excessive Courtroom requested the Punjab authorities, calling it an intelligence failure.

The Punjab authorities on Tuesday advised the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom that they’re near catching Amritpal Singh.

On Monday, a brand new image of Amritpal Singh together with his key aide Papalpreet Singh surfaced on social media. Officers mentioned the image was taken a day after the police operation towards the unconventional Sikh preacher started.

Based on official sources, Amritpal Singh has been sustaining shut hyperlinks with Pakistani intelligence company ISI and a few terrorist teams primarily based overseas, information company PTI reported.

The novel preacher is believed to be near UK-based Khalistani terrorist Avtar Singh Khanda and he’s believed to be a key issue behind his rise to prominence. He was allegedly constructing a “non-public militia” of youth from drug deaddiction centres, for use for violent protests.

Amritpal Singh and his associates have been charged beneath a number of felony circumstances associated to spreading disharmony amongst courses, try and homicide, assault on police personnel and creating obstructions within the lawful discharge of obligation by public servants.