Khalistani chief Amritpal Singh is on the run from the Punjab Police, who’re attempting to arrest him, NDTV reported citing sources. No less than 78 individuals have been arrested and a few have been detained for questioning, the police mentioned.
Punjab police on Saturday suspended web companies in a number of elements of the state as Amritpal’s associates began circulating frantic movies interesting to supporters to achieve Shahkot. Web will stay snapped until 12 pm tomorrow. Part 144 has been imposed in a number of cities of Punjab, TV stories say.
ANI tweeted, “All cellular web companies, all SMS companies (besides banking & cellular recharge) & all dongle companies offered on cellular networks, besides the voice name, within the territorial jurisdiction of Punjab shall be suspended from 18th March (12:00 hours) to nineteenth March (12:00 hours) within the curiosity of public security: Dept of House Affairs & Justice, Punjab.”
All cellular web companies, all SMS companies (besides banking & cellular recharge) & all dongle companies offered on cellular networks, besides the voice name, within the territorial jurisdiction of Punjab shall be suspended from 18th March (12:00 hours) to nineteenth March (12:00 hours) in… https://t.co/NN3LeXoRZt pic.twitter.com/z3vXg4v158
— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2023
Police personnel from seven districts chased Amritpal Singh and his associates. All roads have been closed by the police in Jalandhar’s Shahkot tehsil, and barricades have been arrange because the police had prior data of Amritpal Singh’s go to. Anticipating disturbance, a big contingent of police has been deployed outdoors Amritpal’s native village, Jallupur Khaira, in Amritsar district. Sources mentioned police and paramilitary forces have sealed the village.
Punjab police have requested all residents to take care of peace and concord. The police division tweeted, “Request all residents to take care of peace and concord. Punjab Police is working to take care of regulation and order. Request residents to not panic or unfold faux information or hate speech”.
Request all residents to take care of peace & concordPunjab Police is working to take care of Legislation & Order
Request residents to not panic or unfold faux information or hate speech pic.twitter.com/gMwxlOrov3
— Punjab Police India (@PunjabPoliceInd) March 18, 2023
Supporters of Amritpal Singh, Waris Punjab De chief, have been sharing movies of police autos chasing Singh’s cavalcade in Moga district.
Amritpal Singh was on the centre of a violent protest on February 23 close to Amritsar in opposition to the arrest of his key aide, kidnapping accused Lovepreet Singh. Final month, Amritpal and his supporters, a few of them brandishing swords and weapons, broke via barricades and barged into the Ajnala Police Station on the outskirts of the Amritsar metropolis and clashed with police for the discharge of certainly one of Amritpal’s aides.
