Close aide of Amritpal Singh brought by Punjab Police to Amritsar Airport

Guwahati: The Punjab Police brought Papalpreet Singh, a close aide of “Waris Punjab De” leader Amritpal Singh, to the Amritsar airport in the early hours of Tuesday.

Papalpreet Singh was taken into custody in Hoshiarpur of Punjab on Monday. He was captured after the Punjab Police and Punjab Counter Intelligence launched a joint operation.

Punjab’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill stated that Papalpreet was detained in accordance with the National Security Act (NSA).

“Papalpreet Singh, the main associate of Amritpal Singh has been arrested by Amritsar Rural Police from the Kathu Nangal area. The arrest has been made under the National Security Act. Apart from this, he is also wanted in six cases,” Gill said.

Papalpreet was with the radical Sikh leader as he evaded the dragnet as the authorities began a huge crackdown on Waris Punjab De on March 18.

As per reports, Amritpal and Papalpreet travelled together while switching vehicles to avoid being pursued by the police. According to CCTV evidence, they left Punjab and travelled to Haryana and likely Delhi before returning to Punjab.

A video of Waris Punjab De leader Amritpal Singh appeared online on March 29. This was Singh’s first public comment since the police began an investigation into him. The Akaal Channel hosted the video’s debut. He said that he managed to elude the cops on March 18 and that he is now safe in the video. He claimed that he has no fear of giving up.

The sought man claimed that he would have given up if the Punjab government had merely intended to apprehend him and had come to his house. He claimed the police action against him was an “attack” on the Sikh community.