Amritpal Singh's uncle moved to Dibrugarh jail in Assam

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• Mar 21, 2023 | Dhupali Das

The team escorted by the Assam Police reportedly arrived by road from Guwahati at around 7.10 a.m. at the Dibrugarh jail...

Digital Desk: A team of Punjab Police arrived at Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail on Tuesday with fugitive pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh's uncle, Harjeet Singh. The team escorted by the Assam Police reportedly arrived by road from Guwahati at around 7.10 a.m. at the Dibrugarh jail, where the other four were brought on Sunday. They are Daljit Singh Kalsi, Bhagwant Singh, Gurmeet Singh, and 'Pradhanmantri' Bajeka.

However, the police have yet to reveal the identity of the person arrested. Harjit Singh and Amritpal's driver, Harpreet Singh, surrendered late Sunday night in Punjab.

The Punjab Police flagged a possible "ISI angle" on Monday as it invoked the National Security Act against five men connected to radical preacher Amritpal Singh, whose uncle and driver surrendered amid a state-wide crackdown on his "Waris Punjab De" group.

Harjit Singh, who officials say helped his nephew in gaining control of the accounts of "Waris Punjab De," is one of the five people charged with the NSA, which provides for the detention of anyone who threatens national security or public order.

Punjab Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill told reporters that specialized teams are working to find the preacher who eluded police during a car chase in the Jalandhar district on Saturday.

Gill suggested that the preacher, who is also the leader of Waris Punjab De, could be arrested under the NSA.

"It can be invoked against him once he is arrested, and the rest of the facts will be made clear to you," he said, replying to a question at the press conference.

The IG stated that police have a strong suspicion of an "ISI angle" and foreign funding against those arrested in this case and that additional investigations are underway.

The Punjab Police operation started on Saturday, weeks after Amritpal Singh and his followers stormed the Ajnala police station near Amritsar to secure the release of an arrested associate. The incident prompted concerns about the return of Khalistani militancy to the border state.