'Amritpal Singh told police he will surrender today': Rodelwal Gurdwara cleric reveals SHOCKING details
By Team Newsable | First Published Apr 23, 2023, 11:37 AM ISTThe radical preacher, who was missing for over a month, is being shifted to Dibrugarh, Assam, Punjab Police said. Amritpal had been on the run since March 18, the day Punjab Police launched a massive manhunt for him.
'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh on Sunday (April 23) morning addressed a gathering in Rodewal Gurudwara in Punjab's Moga hours before his arrest.
Speaking to a news agency, Singh Sahib Giani Jasbir Singh Rode of Rodewal Gurdwara in Moga said, "Amritpal Singh came to the Rodewal Gurudwara on Saturday night. He himself informed the police about his presence and that he will surrender this morning at 7 am."
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