How The Plan To Arrest Punjab's Radical Preacher And Khalistani Separatist Unfolded
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The radical preacher and Khalistani separatist, Amritpal Singh, who was at the centre of a massive protest against the arrest of his key aide last month, was arrested by the Punjab Police today
The dramatic arrest of a radical preacher and Khalistani separatist, Amritpal Singh, in Punjab today came days after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met with Home Minister Amit Shah. They reportedly discussed it during their meeting on March 2, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, asking not to be named.
Amritpal Singh, who was at the centre of a massive protest against the arrest of his key aide last month, was arrested by the Punjab Police while he was being driven in a convoy to Jalandhar. A man who roams around with armed guards, his supporters call him "Bhindranwale 2.0", referring to the Khalistani separatist and terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
The centra sent extra forces to Punjab ahead of his arrest, sources said. The plan was to arrest the radical preacher after meetings of the G20 ended in the state, which was yesterday. Within 24 hours, the police caught Amritpal Singh.
A Lok Sabha by-election is also scheduled in Jalandhar, where Amritpal Singh was heading today, after the death of Congress MP Santokh Chaudhary.
