amritpal singh live updates: Security has been increased in Punjab for the arrest of Khalistani sympathizer ‘Waris Punjab De’ leader Amritpal Singh. Amritpal Singh is currently absconding. Pro-Khalistan leader and father of Waris de Punjab chief Amritpal Singh, who was declared a fugitive by the Jalandhar commissioner on Saturday (March 18), said Punjab police carried out searches at his residence in Amritsar, but found “nothing illegal”. Not found. The Punjab Police on Saturday launched a manhunt for Amritpal Singh and his associates following a clash between supporters of Amritpal Singh and uniformed personnel outside Ajnala police station to rescue a member arrested in a kidnapping case. Amritpal’s father Tarsem Singh said the police should have arrested him before he even left the house. The police should have arrested him even before he left home,” said Tarsem Singh. Meanwhile, Jalandhar commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal on Saturday confirmed that the radical leader had been declared a “fugitive”. ‘ Chief Amritpal Singh has been declared a fugitive. Two of their cars were confiscated and the gunmen were arrested. We also checked whether the firearms of his security escorts were legally purchased. Case has been registered. Punjab Police has launched a manhunt for Amritpal Singh and we hope to arrest him soon. A total of 78 people have been arrested so far and further searches and raids are underway,” Chahal said. Earlier on Saturday, the Punjab Police conducted a massive statewide cordon in the state against elements of Waris Punjab De (WPD) and launched search operation (CASO) against whom many criminal cases are registered.