Punjab police seeks info from Tinder on account linked with jailed MP Amritpal Singh
PTC News Desk: Punjab police has sought information from dating app Tinder on account allegedly linked with jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh who has been booked in the murder of a Sikh activist.
In the written communication with Tinder dated May 26, the Faridkot police aid that it was probing the murder of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh who was shot dead by unknown assailants on October 9 last year while returning home from the village Gurdwara on his motorcycle. Reportedly he was a member of the radical outfit 'Waris Punjab De' headed by Amritpal Singh.
The letter written by police to Tinder read, “This is to inform you that the Punjab Police, India, is currently investigating a murder case registered under FIR No. 159 dated 10-10-2024 under Sections 103(1), 126(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 along with relevant provisions of the Arms Act. 1959, at Police Station Sadar Kotkapura, District Faridkot, Punjab, India."
“On 09-10-2024, Gurpreet Singh, a well-known online activist, was shot dead by two assailants on a motorcycle. The deceased managed a Facebook page ‘Hari Nau Talks’ and had been outspoken against the Sikh radical Amritpal Singh. Shooters have been apprehended and are under investigation." the police further wrote.
“During the course of investigation, a Tinder account under the name ‘Amrit Sandhu’ (screenshot attached) was identified, and the account is suspected to be linked with Amritpal Singh, accused in the said FIR. The communication and analysis of data might provide evidence to the Investigating Agency relevant to the FIR," they added.
Earlier in October last year, the Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav alleged that the Sikh activist was murdered allegedlt at the behest of Amritpal Singh who is incarcerated in Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act. Cops also claimed that gangster-turned-terrorist Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh Dalla, plotted the killing. Police further also said that two shooters of the gang have been arrested in the case, registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act.
The police have sought from Tinder the subscriber details, name, date of birth, phone number, location information, and IP address logs since January 1, 2019, of the account.
- PTC NEWS
