Chandigarh: Punjab police reportedly launched a crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh on Saturday. Internet companies had been suspended till 12 p.m. Sunday, a senior inside ministry official mentioned. However, there was no official affirmation of the police motion. Amripal’s cavalcade was reportedly intercepted by police within the village of Mehatpur in Jalandhar district on Saturday. Although he managed to flee, it was discovered that six of his followers had been arrested. Some supporters of the “Waris Punjab De” chief shared movies on social media claiming that cops had been chasing them. A video additionally confirmed Amritpal sitting in a automobile and considered one of his aides could possibly be heard saying that the police had been after “Bhai saab” (Amritpal). Another supporter in a subject shared a video by which he claimed cops had been after him.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Police have requested folks to keep up peace and concord. “Call on all citizens to maintain peace and harmony. Punjab Police strive to maintain law and order. Call on citizens not to panic or spread fake news or hate speech” , he mentioned in a tweet.
Punjab police have launched an motion in opposition to Khalistan sympathizer Amritpal Singh and his associates. Details anticipated. pic.twitter.com/mhrlf6HY7A— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2023
Last month, Amritpal and his followers, a few of them wielding swords and weapons, broke by means of barricades and stormed into Ajnala police station on the outskirts of Amritsar metropolis, and clashed with the police for the discharge of considered one of Amritpal’s assistants.
All cell Internet companies, all SMS companies (besides banking and cell recharge companies) and all dongle companies supplied over cell networks, besides voice calling, inside the territorial jurisdiction of the Punjab will probably be suspended from March 18 (12:00 p.m.) to March 19. (12:00 p.m.) in… https://t.co/NN3LeXoRZt pic.twitter.com/z3vXg4v158
— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2023
During the incident, six cops, together with an officer of the rank of police superintendent, had been injured.
Amritpal Singh mentioned in an interview with ANI that the incident and Lovepreet Singh’s subsequent launch “will change the course of the future”. Amritpal Singh mentioned: “The Punjab Police acted hastily on the basis of faulty intelligence reports and the authorities gave false information about him that he had no support. “When I’m going to the general public , it will possibly occur any day if in case you have sufficient proof to cost me.”
