CHANDIGARH, April 10, 2023 (TBINN) Radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s close aide Papalpreet Singh has been arrested from Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, police said today.
Papalpreet was arrested in an operation of Punjab Police that also involved its counter intelligence wing, they said. Papalpreet is considered to be Amritpal Singh’s mentor and has allegedly been in contact with Pakistan’s I.S.I.
Amritpal and Papalpreet had been on the run since March 18, 2023 when Punjab Police launched a crackdown against the Khalistan sympathiser and his aides. Radical preacher escaped the police-net in Jalandhar District on March 18, 2022 switching vehicles and changing appearances.
Amritpal and his associates have been booked under several criminal cases related to spreading disharmony among classes, attempt to murder, attack on police personnel and creating obstructions in the lawful discharge of duty by public servants.
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