NSA invoked against Amritpal Singh, Punjab Govt tells High Court: Lawyer
The Hindu
The Punjab Police say the Khalistan sympathiser is still on the run after escaping their dragnet
Punjab Government on March 21 informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the stringent National Security Act has been invoked against radical preacher Amritpal Singh, claimed a lawyer.
During a hearing on the habeas corpus petition seeking the preacher's production in court, Justice N.S. Shekhawat also pulled up the State Government over Amritpal Singh giving police the slip on Saturday and called it an intelligence failure.
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The petition was filed by advocate Iman Singh Khara, seeking the “release” of Amritpal Singh from alleged police custody. Mr. Khara is the legal advisor of Amritpal Singh and his outfit 'Waris Punjab De.'
The Punjab Police say the Khalistan sympathiser is still on the run after escaping their dragnet.
During Tuesday's proceedings in the High Court, Amritpal Singh's father Tarsem Singh was also present.
Mr. Khara claimed that Amritpal Singh was “illegally and forcibly” detained by police from the Shahkot area of Jalandhar.
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