Guwahati: Amritpal Singh, a fugitive Khalistan commander and the leader of the “Waris Punjab De,” transported Papalpreet Singh to the Dibrugarh Central Jail on Tuesday.
The Punjab Police arrested Singh on Monday in the Kathu Nangal area of Amritsar.
Punjab’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill said Papalpreet was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA).
“Papalpreet Singh, the main associate of Amritpal Singh was arrested by Amritsar Rural Police from the Kathu Nangal area. The arrest was made under the National Security Act. Apart from being an associate of Amritpal, he was also wanted in six cases,” Gill said.
Notably, when the duo escaped the dragnet set up for them by the state police, Papalpreet was captured in a number of photos with the wanted Khalistan leader.
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.
On March 29, a video of Waris Punjab De leader Amritpal Singh appeared online. 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. Against him, the police allegedly took action, and he claimed this was an “attack” on the Sikh community.