Amritpal Singh is being taken to the central jail in Assam’s Dibrugarh.
New Delhi:
Amritpal Singh, fugitive preacher who has been on the run since March 18, today surrendered before Punjab police in Moga, sources said. He has been detained by the police.
Amritpal Singh is being shifted to Assam’s Dibrugarh, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act.
Amritpal Singh, who the government describes as a Khalistani-Pakistan agent, has been active in Punjab for the past few years and is often seen escorted by armed supporters. He claims to be a follower of the Khalistani separatist and terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and is known as “Bhindranwale 2.0” among his supporters.
