Assam to discuss security for four Amritpal Singh associates lodged in Dibrugarh jail
The Hindu
Security has been intensified in and around the jail leading to speculations that a very "important member” of the outfit is among the arrested
Assam Inspector General of Police (Law and order) Prashanta Kumar Bhuyan arrived here on March 20 to hold a high-level meeting on security issues after four arrested members of an outfit headed by radical preacher Amritpal Singh were lodged in a Dibrugarh jail, officials said.
The four accused who were arrested in Punjab were brought to the northeastern State by Punjab Police on March 19 and lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail.
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Security has been intensified in and around the jail leading to speculations that a very "important member” of the outfit is among the arrested.
Though senior police and district officials refused to comment on the identity of the arrested persons, a senior officer of the Punjab Police team identified them on Sunday as Daljit Singh Kalsi, Bhagwant Singh, Gurmeet Singh and Pradhanmantri Bajeka.
They were among the 78 people arrested on Saturday in the Punjab government's major crackdown against 'Waris Punjab De' (WPD), headed by Amritpal Singh, who is wanted in several criminal cases.
Mr. Bhuyan, who is also the police spokesperson, was expected to brief the media after the meeting.