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• Also read in: • Attack on London mission: NIA team quizzed Amritpal, aides in Dibrugarh In April, the Union Home Ministry had directed the NIA to file a fresh case in connection with the London protests after preliminary investigation pointed to a terror link involving Pakistan’s ISI. The ministry directed Delhi Police, which had registered an FIR under UAPA, to hand over the probe to the NIA. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the violence by pro-Khalistan protesters outside the Indian High Commission in London on March 19, questioned The agency, which had Police officers push back protestors of the Khalistan movement during a demonstration outside of the Indian High Commission in London. (AP) In April, the Union Home Ministry had directed the NIA to file a fresh case in connection with the London protests after preliminary investigation pointed to a terror link involving Pakistan’s ISI. The ministry directed A source in the MHA said the investigation team decided to question Amritpal and his associates after it came to know that they all were in constant touch with Avtar Singh Khanda, one of the leaders of the protesters, who instigated them by shouting anti-India and pro-Khalistan slogans. “After discussing the matter with senior officers, the NIA team sought permission from a Delhi court, which directed the Superintendent of After questioning them, the investigation team first met the intelligence officials from the UK in Delhi and then went to...

Meanwhile, Punjab Police pasted posters of the Khalistani preacher on the walls of Batala Railway station in order to gather information about him on Wednesday. The posters in Punjabi said Amritpal Singh is wanted in several cases. Whoever has any information about him is requested to inform the police. The person's identity will not be revealed and the whoever shares information about Amritpal Singh will be rewarded. Similar posters were also pasted at the Amritsar Railway Station today as cops continue to hunt for Amritpal Singh, who remains successful in giving police a slip despite thousands of personnel being on the hunt for him. Punjab Police has issued two contact number -- 9872575156 and 8288075637 -- where people can provide information about the fugitive. Amritsar SHO Balveer Singh said that given the massive footfall on railway station, posters have been put up there so that police can gather information about Amritpal. The posters come three days after his close aide Papalpreet Singh from Amrtisar's Kathu Nangal area. Papalpreet Singh reportedly made some revelation about he, along with Amritpal Singh, escaped from police. Singh revealed that they travelled to various locations, including Haryana, Patiala, Delhi, and Pilibhit, before returning to Haryana and Punjab, sources in the Punjab Police told News18. He further admitted that he arranged all their hideouts and revealed that they used cars, buses, and accepted lifts from others while on the move. He added ...

NEW FOR SUBSCRIBERS: Click + to receive email alerts for new stories written by Anchal Vohra Anchal Vohra Chief of a social organisation, Amritpal Singh along with devotees takes part in a Sikh initiation rite ceremony also known as Amrit Sanskar at Akal Takht Sahib in the Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 30, 2022. A cat-and-mouse game has been playing out in the northwest Indian state of Punjab for the last two weeks. Thousands of police officers are trying to track down a Sikh separatist who has called for Sikh youth to directly challenge the Indian government. The separatist campaign has revived fears of a resurgence of the long-dead secessionist movement for Khalistan, an independent state for Sikhs. A cat-and-mouse game has been playing out in the northwest Indian state of Punjab for the last two weeks. Thousands of police officers are trying to track down a Sikh separatist who has called for Sikh youth to directly challenge the Indian government. The separatist campaign has revived fears of a resurgence of the long-dead secessionist movement for Khalistan, an independent state for Sikhs. The authorities still do not know where exactly 30-year-old Amritpal Singh might be. He has managed to evade security forces by constantly changing vehicles and appearances to conceal his identity as he zips through hamlets, towns, and states across northern India. CCTV footage shows that he has switched among traveling via a Mercedes SUV and a motorbike, among other vehicles; an...

New Delhi: For the second day in a row, radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who has dodged police for last 13 days, released a video on YouTube, saying he will not surrender. The 30-year-old separatist, who styles himself after the Sikh terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, went missing following a police crackdown against him and members of his pro-Khalistan 'Waris Punjab De' outfit on March 18, about three weeks after he and his supporters stormed the Ajnala police station near Amritsar to secure the release of an arrested man. The Jathedar of Akal Takht (the highest temporal seat of Sikhs) has asked fugitive Amritpal Singh to surrender before police and cooperate with investigation. Last week, the Punjab and Haryana High Court slammed the Punjab police and questioned how Amritpal Singh could give them the slip repeatedly. "You have 80,000 cops. What were they doing. How did Amritpal Singh escape?" the High Court asked the Punjab government, calling it an intelligence failure. The Punjab government on Tuesday told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that they are close to catching Amritpal Singh. On Monday, a new picture of Amritpal Singh with his key aide Papalpreet Singh surfaced on social media. Officials said the picture was taken a day after the police operation against the radical Sikh preacher began. According to official sources, Amritpal Singh has been maintaining close links with Pakistani intelligence agency ISI and some terrorist groups based abroad, news age...

Amritpal Singh, a Sikh separatist leader, in a village near Amritsar, India, in January. The head of Waris Punjab De, or Punjab’s Heirs, has been arrested in Punjab state, police say. Photograph: Prabhjot Gill/AP Amritpal Singh, a Sikh separatist leader, in a village near Amritsar, India, in January. The head of Waris Punjab De, or Punjab’s Heirs, has been arrested in Punjab state, police say. Photograph: Prabhjot Gill/AP Indian police have arrested a separatist leader who revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland and the secession of India’s northern Punjab state, which has a history of violent insurgency. Amritpal Singh had been on the run since March after capturing national attention in February when hundreds of his supporters stormed a police station in the Punjab town of Ajnala with wooden batons, swords and guns to demand the release of a jailed aide. Read more A Sikh religious leader, Jasbir Singh Rodde, said Singh surrendered to police after offering morning prayers at a Sikh shrine in Moga. Police then arrested him and took him away, he said. Punjab suffered a bloody insurgency in the 1980s that led to the killing of India’s then prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards at her official residence in New Delhi. Her killing triggered bloody rioting by her Hindu supporters against Sikhs in northern India. Police declared Singh, a 30-year-old preacher, a fugitive and accused him and his aides of creating discord in the state. Police accused him and his...

Amritpal Singh News Live Updates: Balwant Singh arrested for harbouring Baba Gorkha, associate of Amritpal Singh Crackdown on Amritpal Singh | Balwant Singh, the man who had harboured Tajinder Singh Gill aka Baba Gorkha — a close associate of Amritpal Singh — has been arrested, Khanna Police confirmed. His questioning is under way, but no connection between Amritpal Singh and Balwant Singh has been found yet, police said. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: Read Less Crackdown on Amritpal Singh | Balwant Singh, the man who had harboured Tajinder Singh Gill aka Baba Gorkha — a close associate of Amritpal Singh — has been arrested, Khanna Police confirmed. His questioning is under way, but no connection between Amritpal Singh and Balwant Singh has been found yet, police said. India summoned Canada's High Commissioner on Sunday to "convey strong concern" over Sikh protesters in Canada and how they were allowed to breach the security of India's diplomatic mission and consulates. According to Canadian media reports, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Indian consulate in Vancouver on Saturday over demands for an independent Sikh state, a simmering issue for decades recently triggered again. (PTI) The Punjab Police has arrested a woman from Patiala for allegedly sheltering fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his aide, officials said on Sunday. According to a senior police official, Amritpal and his aide Papalpreet Singh had allegedly stayed at the resi...