Police have launched a massive operation to nab Amritpal Singh who was last seen riding a motorcycle in Jalandhar on Saturday night.
As the manhunt for Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh entered into three days, his uncle and the driver of the car threw himself in today. His uncle Harijit Singh and driver Harpreet went from Punjab to Mehatpur.
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Amritpal Singh's uncle, Harijit Singh, was driving a Mercedes when the Khalistani leader and his aides were chased by the police on Saturday. Harijit Singh said he was separated from Amritpal during the 15-16km police chase.
Four of Amritpal Singh's aides were arrested and taken to Dibrugarh in Upper Assam, charged under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). Police have arrested 112 members of Amritpal Singh's gang, including 34 people on Sunday.
Many members of his 'Waris Punjab De' were arrested for questioning. Among those arrested is Daljeet Singh Kalsi, Amritpal Singh's financier.
The Foreign Office summoned British Deputy Prime Minister Christina Scott on Sunday evening after a video on social media showed a Khalistan sympathizer lowering the national flag outside the Indian High Commission in London.
Police have launched a massive operation to nab Amritpal who was last seen riding a motorcycle in Jalandhar on Saturday night. Police impounded his car where a gun and several 12 live cartridges were found.Police added that Amritpal Singh was in a small area.
The outage of mobile internet and SMS services has been extended till midnight on Tuesday. Neighboring Haryana is also on alert.
Amid the ongoing crackdown in India, supporters of Khalistan have taken to the streets of the UK to protest. Videos on social media show protesters storming the Indian High Commission building in London and raising the national flag.
Intelligence reports suggest that Amritpal Singh was using the drug den in the gurdwara to stockpile weapons and train youths to carry out suicide attacks. During the ongoing crackdown, many arms and ammunitions intended for the so-called Anandpur Khalsa Front (AKF), a creation of Amritpal Singh, have been used.
The attack comes a month after Amritpal Singh and his supporters stormed the police station armed with swords and guns for the release of one of his aides.