1. A large operation has been launched to catch Amritpal Singh who, sources say, was final seen rushing away on a motorbike final night in Jalandhar.

2. The police chased Amritpal Singh for some 15-16 km, mentioned the highest cop main the large search operation towards the Khalistani chief. “We had decided not to use lethal force in this operation. Have successfully arrested 78 associates of Amritpal. We chased him for 16-17 km. He took cover in a crowded place,” mentioned DIG Jalandhar Swapan Sharma, including that the police are closing in on him.

3. Police have to this point arrested 7 associates of Amritpal Singh, whereas a number of members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’ have been detained for questioning. Daljeet Singh Kalsi, who handles the Khalistani chief’s finance, has additionally been arrested this morning from Haryana’s Gurgaon.

4. Four of his prime arrested aides have been flown to Dibrugarh in higher Assam by a particular plane, prime police sources mentioned. They will more likely to be saved within the high-security Dibrugarh Central Jail. Amritpal Singh’s father has additionally been detained for questioning.

5. Amritpal Singh’s automotive has additionally been seized by the cops in Jalandhar. Several dozens of reside cartridges had been discovered contained in the car.

6. A particular workforce of the state police, comprising personnel from seven districts, had adopted the Khalistani chief’s convoy whereas he was on his approach to Jalandhar’s Shahkot tehsil yesterday. The radical preacher, who claims to be a follower of terrorist Bhindranwale, managed to flee police’s dragnet on a motorbike.

7. Authorities stepped up safety at a number of locations after his aides shared some movies on social media claiming that policemen had been chasing them, and urged his supporters to collect at Shahkot. The web suspension is the state will proceed until Monday midday to stop the unfold of misinformation and rumours by way of social media, officers mentioned.

8. Sources mentioned Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had mentioned the plan to arrest Amritpal Singh with Home Minister Amit Shah in a gathering on March 2. The centre despatched further forces to Punjab earlier than the police went out to search for him on Saturday, sources mentioned.

9. The crackdown comes a month after Amritpal Singh and his supporters broke right into a police station with swords and weapons for the discharge of certainly one of his aides. Six police officers had been injured within the conflict. The Punjab authorities had confronted huge flak for the regulation and order state of affairs within the state after the incident.

10. Amritpal Singh, who is commonly seen escorted by armed supporters, had been brazenly making statements about declaring secession from India and forming Khalistan. Officials mentioned Amritpal Singh has been sustaining shut hyperlinks with Pakistani intelligence company ISI and terrorist teams based mostly in overseas international locations.

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