Fugitive ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh’s shut affiliate Papalpreet Singh, who was arrested from the Kathunangal space of Amritsar rural district by the Punjab Police on Monday, was delivered to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail.
A staff of Amritsar-rural district police took him on a flight from Amritsar airport, senior superintendent of police (SSP-rural) Satinder Singh confirmed the event. Exterior the Amritsar airport, Papalpreet Singh informed reporters that he was positive.
The precise-hand man of Amritpal Singh, Papalpreet, 42, was working with the unconventional Sikh chief ever since he returned from Dubai in 2022.
A number of images have surfaced displaying Papalpreet Singh and Amritpal Singh collectively, following their escape from the Punjab Police’s manhunt. On March 30, Amritpal Singh, a pro-Khalistan chief, appeared in a video and claimed that he was not a fugitive and would quickly current himself to the world. He dismissed the concept he had fled or deserted his associates, urging his detractors to dismiss such notions.
On March 18, the Punjab Police launched an operation in opposition to Amritpal and his associates. Since March 18, Amritpal has been on the run, following a large manhunt by the Punjab Police. The crackdown occurred three weeks after Amritpal’s supporters stormed the Ajnala police station in Amritsar on February 23, demanding the discharge of Lovepreet Toofan, one in all his shut aides.
Who’s Papalpreet Singh?
> Papalpreet, who has a post-metric diploma in engineering, has donned many hats previously few years as an anti-drug crusader, freelance journalist and pro-Khalistani author.
> Formally, he was holding the publish of media advisor to Amritpal. Papalpreet had been on the Intelligence companies’ radar due to his participation in radical and Khalistani actions.
> A Punjab Police file reveals that he handed his class 10 from a convent college in Kathunangal. Earlier than becoming a member of Amritpal, he had carefully labored with pro-Khalistan face Simranjeet Singh Mann’s Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Balwant Singh Gopala of Sikh Youth Federation (Bhindranwale) and Sharanjit Singh Rataul of Sikh Youth Entrance.
> A resident of village Marari within the Majitha meeting section in Amritsar district, Papalpreet belongs to a peasant household having round 2 acres of land.
> As a contract journalist, he labored with varied pro-Sikh internet channels. He additionally used to put in writing articles for pro-Khalistan periodicals together with ‘Khalsa Fatehnama’. No one in his household has a direct hyperlink with the militancy.
> He was a supporter of Deep Sidhu, founding father of the Waris Punjab De outfit. Sidhu died in a street accident in 2022. Later, he joined Amritpal when he took over the operating of the organisation as a successor of Sidhu. He coordinated with the media on Amritpal’s behalf and remained by his aspect.
(With inputs from Ravinder Vasudeva in Chandigarh)