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Amritpal's aide Papalpreet Singh brought to Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail

Written by  Jasleen Kaur -- April 11th 2023 02:11 PM
Amritpal's aide Papalpreet Singh brought to Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail

Amritpal's aide Papalpreet Singh brought to Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail

Dibrugarh (Assam),  April 11: A day after being arrested by the Punjab Police, Papalpreet Singh, a close aide of 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh, was brought to Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail on Tuesday.

Papalpreet Singh was arrested from Amritsar's Kathu Nangal area on Monday. Briefing the media on the capture of Amritpal's close aide, Punjab's Inspector General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill said Papalpreet was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA).


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"Papalpreet Singh, the main associate of Amritpal Singh, was arrested by Amritsar Rural Police from the Kathu Nangal area. The arrest was made under the National Security Act. Apart from being an associate of Amritpal, he was also wanted in six cases," Sukhchain Singh Gill said, adding that action against him would be taken as per the law.


Papalpreet was seen with the fugitive Khalistan leader in several photographs that surfaced after the duo escaped the dragnet cast for them by the state police.

In an unverified video on March 30, the 'Waris Punjab De' chief said he was not "a fugitive" and would soon "appear in front of the world". Further, in the video, the veracity of which could not be determined, Amritpal said those who think he ran away from his people or friends should "get that thing" out of their minds. Earlier, on March 18, the Punjab Police launched an operation against Amritpal Singh and his aides.

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- ANI

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