Lookout circular, non-bailable warrant issued against Amritpal Singh

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• Mar 22, 2023 | Dhupali Das

The Punjab Police have issued a lookout notice and a non-bailable warrant against radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who continues to evade arrest...

Digital Desk: The Punjab Police have issued a lookout notice and a non-bailable warrant against radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who continues to evade arrest. As the manhunt enters its second day, authorities have expanded the search to other states.

"We are making every attempt to apprehend him. We're hoping to apprehend him shortly...That is difficult to tell. Other states and central agencies are fully cooperating with Punjab Police," Punjab IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill told reporters on Tuesday. 

Amritpal Singh's four aides were captured by Punjab police on Tuesday for assisting him in escaping. The accused Manpreet Singh alias Manna, Gurdeep Singh alias Deepa, Harpreet Singh alias Happy, and Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja helped the 'Waris Punjab De' chief in evading in a vehicle while being chased by police in Jalandhar on Saturday. 

During interrogation, they revealed that Amritpal first went to a gurdwara in Nangal Ambian village, where he "changed his clothes, and wore a shirt and pants, and escaped along with three others on two bikes." 

Officials have also seized the vehicle he used to travel. They recovered a 315-bore rifle, some swords and a walkie-talkie set from it.

Meanwhile, the search for the fugitive has extended to other states. On Tuesday, the Uttarakhand Police carried out a search of gurdwaras, hotels, and areas near the Indo-Nepal border in Udham Singh Nagar district. 

City Superintendent of Police Manoj Katyal stated that the search was carried out after state police received information from their Punjab colleagues that Singh and his associates were attempting to escape the country.

Intelligence agencies are also keeping an eye on the situation. A close vigil is being maintained on the India-Nepal border to prevent him from fleeing to Nepal. The police have also put up posters informing residents that Singh and his associates are wanted in Punjab.

A hearing on the habeas corpus petition was also conducted on Tuesday, with the Court criticizing the Punjab government for failing to handle Amritpal Singh's case properly. The judge questioned the government on how Amritpal was able to escape despite the fact that the government has an 80,000-strong police force.

"When there was a threat to the security of the country, what was the government doing till now? They were roaming around with weapons. How did he manage to escape despite so many police. What are 80,000 police doing when the country’s security is in danger?" the High Court said.