New Delhi/Chandigarh: Sources said on Monday that Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh, who was allegedly arrested by the Punjab Police in Shahkot, may be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). “There are possibilities that we may take this case in our hands. There is a terror link linked to Pakistan’s ISI and hence the Home Ministry may decide to hand over the case to the NIA,” the source said.
Presently the Punjab Police is probing the matter. Waris Punjab Dey’s legal advisor Iman Singh Khara claimed late on Sunday night that he has been arrested by the Punjab Police and may be killed in an encounter.
According to news agency IANS, the Punjab Police is also planning to book Amritpal Singh under the provisions of the National Security Act (NSA).
Alert in Punjab; Internet, SMS, mobile services suspended
Keeping in mind the safety of the people, the Punjab government has extended the ban on SMS and mobile internet services, except voice calls, till Monday afternoon. Amritsar Deputy Commissioner of Police Parminder Singh Bhandal told the media that the police have set up 100 nakas to check vehicles in Amritsar and its outskirts. CRPF personnel are also there along with the policemen at the posts.
In view of apprehension of breach of peace, a large contingent of paramilitary force has been deployed outside Amritpal Singh’s native village Jallupur Khaira in Amritsar district. A special police team, comprising personnel from seven districts, had escorted the separatist leader’s convoy while he was going to Jalandhar’s Shahkot tehsil on Saturday.
Police Commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal said, “Amritpal’s vehicle was chased for 20-25 km. His vehicle was in front. However, he managed to escape by changing his vehicle.”
Section 144 has been implemented in many districts of the state. Police has also increased security across Punjab. Along with this, checking of all vehicles is being done on the Punjab-Haryana border.
Meanwhile, Amritpal’s father Tarsem Singh has told the media that the police should have arrested Amritpal even before he left the house. “We have no information about his whereabouts. They searched our residence for 3-4 hours but did not find anything illegal,” he said. He also termed the police action as “unfair”, claiming that his son was steering youths away from drugs.
“Why is the police not taking action against the criminals and those involved in the drug trade?” he asked.
‘Amritpal Singh can be killed in an encounter’
Amritpal Singh’s lawyer Khara also alleged that the police wanted to kill him in a “fake encounter”. Citing a threat to Amritpal Singh’s life, Advocate Khara approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court and filed a writ petition.
Advocate Khara said, “According to Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which is the right to life, the police cannot beat anyone without due process of the court.” “In this petition, we have appealed to the Punjab and Haryana High Court that there is a threat to Amritpal Singh’s life and he has been arrested at Shahkot police station,” he said.
The counsel further alleged that despite their (police’s) duty to produce a person before the magistrate within 24 hours, the police have not produced him (Amritpal Singh).
Amritpal used rehab center to recruit human bombs: Intel report
Meanwhile, a red flag was raised by security agencies following intelligence inputs that pro-Khalistan Amritpal Singh was using de-addiction centers and gurdwaras to store weapons and prepare youths for suicide attacks, officials said on Sunday. are doing for
A thick dossier, prepared with inputs from various security agencies, claims that Singh, who returned from Dubai last year allegedly at the behest of Pakistan’s ISI and Khalistan supporters living abroad, was primarily involved in “Khadku Or was engaged in brainwashing the youth to become human bombs.
The Punjab Police on Saturday launched a massive crackdown and arrested hundreds of activists and supporters of the organization ‘Waris Punjab De’ led by him.
According to experts and officials monitoring the situation in Punjab, Pakistan, which is going through its worst economic phase and has lost all the wars fought against India, is trying to divert the attention of its people by placing puppets like Amritpal Singh inside India. Trying hard to remove.