Amritpal Singh manhunt: Changed clothes at gurudwara, Brezza car recovered
The massive crackdown by the Punjab Police against Waris Punjab De chief has entered the fourth day but Amritpal Singh is still on the run. Punjab IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill said, "The Brezza car, in which Amritpal Singh fled, has been recovered by the Police. He was helped by four people."
FollowFugitive pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh used several vehicles and changed his outfits while he was fleeing the police net during the crackdown on Saturday. As the hunt to arrest Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh is underway, Punjab IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill addressed the media and said the Brezza car, in which Amritpal Singh fled, has been recovered by the police.
He further said Arms Act has been invoked against the four people who helped him. "An important fact has come to light that Amritpal Singh, after fleeing, visited the Gurudwara in Nangal Ambian village (in Jalandhar district) and changed his clothes before fleeing again. This came to be known in questioning of the four people who have been nabbed."
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Informing about the update, he said, "National Security Act (NSA) has been invoked against Amritpal Singh. A non-bailable warrant has been issued against him on 18th March."
"Police is working as per law. People have suspicions, but the prime accused (Amritpal Singh) has not been arrested yet. As soon as the arrest is made, we will inform you," he concluded.
Earlier today, the Punjab and Haryana High Court slammed the Punjab police and questioned how Amritpal Singh had given them the slip repeatedly. "You have 80,000 cops. What were they doing. How did Amritpal Singh escape?," the High Court asked the Punjab government. The court called it an intelligence failure.
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) instructed the chiefs of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to be vigilant in the international border regions of Punjab, India-Nepal, among others, in an effort to halt Amritpal Singh's escape.
The development took place Punjab Police on March 18 launched a statewide search operation to nab Amritpal Singh and his close aides who attempted to disrupt the law and order situation in the state.
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