Radical preacher AmritpaliIn Punjab Police’s 2-day custody in Assam

Silchar (TIP): Amritpal Singh, the chief of Waris Punjab De and Khadoor Sahib MP, was taken into police custody on Thursday, April 23, following the end of his detention under the National Security Act (NSA). A team from the Punjab Police made the arrest at Dibrugarh Central Jail in connection with the 2023 Ajnala police station attack case. Singh’s three-year NSA term ended at midnight on Wednesday.
On Thursday, he was moved from the jail to the Dibrugarh police station for a two-day remand. The transfer was conducted under heavy security, involving an 11-vehicle police convoy including Punjab and Assam police commandos. It was led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) from Punjab with Dibrugarh Additional SP (Crime) Atul Kumar present to oversee the transition.
The two-day remand allows Punjab Police investigators to interrogate Singh regarding his role in the February 2024 incident at Ajnala. During that event, a mob allegedly stormed a police station to secure the release of an associate, leading to several injuries among police personnel. Amritpal Singh’s lawyer Jasbir Kaur confirmed the custody arrangement. “Amritpal Singh has been taken into two days of police custody by Punjab Police. He will be interrogated by the Punjab Police team at Dibrugarh Police Station in connection with the Ajnala police station attack case. After that, he will be again brought to Dibrugarh Central Jail and kept there,” Kaur said.
She said the trial proceedings will be conducted through video-conferencing from Punjab.