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Amritpal aide’s questioning reveals group’s involvement in ‘anti-national’ actions: Punjab Police

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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Thursday mentioned some delicate materials recovered from an affiliate of radical preacher Amritpal Singh signifies that they had been concerned in “anti-national” actions.

Earlier within the day, Khanna Police mentioned they’d arrested one Tejinder Singh Gill who was a part of the non-public safety of the Khalistan sympathizer.

Addressing the media right here, Punjab Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill mentioned questioning Tejinder Singh Gill, police acquired some delicate materials which signifies that the group was concerned in “anti-national” actions.

“During his questioning and from his mobile analysis, several facts came to light which shows they were involved in anti-national activities,” he mentioned.

“There were videos that show that they were doing firing practice near Jallupur Khera. Some footage and pictures show that they have made holograms of Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF). There were some videos of the loading and unloading of weapons,” he mentioned.

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The proof obtained to date give a powerful suspicion that Amritpal Singh had a cross-border hyperlink, added Gill.

The IG mentioned to date 207 individuals have been detained within the matter, out of which, 30 are hardcore criminals. The remaining 177 will probably be launched after verification, he added.

There are clear directions that no harmless could be booked on this matter. Action will probably be taken solely in opposition to those that had been concerned in prison actions, he mentioned.

Gill mentioned that Baljit Kaur arrested from Shahbad in Kurukshetra (Haryana) had allegedly harboured Amritpal and his close-aide Papalpreet Singh on March 19. Kaur had recognized Papalpreet for greater than two years, he mentioned.

Authorities had final week suspended web and SMS companies within the state following the police crackdown in opposition to components of ‘Waris Punjab De,’ headed by radical preacher Amritpal Singh.

The preacher himself, nevertheless, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted within the Jalandhar district.

Police have mentioned that efforts had been on to nab the fugitive preacher.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Thursday mentioned some delicate materials recovered from an affiliate of radical preacher Amritpal Singh signifies that they had been concerned in “anti-national” actions.

Earlier within the day, Khanna Police mentioned they’d arrested one Tejinder Singh Gill who was a part of the non-public safety of the Khalistan sympathizer.

Addressing the media right here, Punjab Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill mentioned questioning Tejinder Singh Gill, police acquired some delicate materials which signifies that the group was concerned in “anti-national” actions.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“During his questioning and from his mobile analysis, several facts came to light which shows they were involved in anti-national activities,” he mentioned.

“There were videos that show that they were doing firing practice near Jallupur Khera. Some footage and pictures show that they have made holograms of Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF). There were some videos of the loading and unloading of weapons,” he mentioned.

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The proof obtained to date give a powerful suspicion that Amritpal Singh had a cross-border hyperlink, added Gill.

The IG mentioned to date 207 individuals have been detained within the matter, out of which, 30 are hardcore criminals. The remaining 177 will probably be launched after verification, he added.

There are clear directions that no harmless could be booked on this matter. Action will probably be taken solely in opposition to those that had been concerned in prison actions, he mentioned.

Gill mentioned that Baljit Kaur arrested from Shahbad in Kurukshetra (Haryana) had allegedly harboured Amritpal and his close-aide Papalpreet Singh on March 19. Kaur had recognized Papalpreet for greater than two years, he mentioned.

Authorities had final week suspended web and SMS companies within the state following the police crackdown in opposition to components of ‘Waris Punjab De,’ headed by radical preacher Amritpal Singh.

The preacher himself, nevertheless, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted within the Jalandhar district.

Police have mentioned that efforts had been on to nab the fugitive preacher.