Pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal brought to Dibrugarh jail amid tight security

Guwahati, April 23 : Pro-Khalistani leader and ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh on April 23 brought to Dibrugarh Central jail amid tight security. Previously, he was brought to Assam’s Dibrugarh district in a special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft amid tight security, and from there he was immediately taken to the Dibrugarh central jail.

Singh was arrested from Punjab’s Monga after he surrendered before the cops this morning and was flown to Dibrugarh in a special flight from Bathinda. Speaking to the media, Punjab IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill said that Amritpal Singh was left with no option but to surrender.

”He was arrested at around 6.45 am today morning in Rode, the native village of Khalistani separatist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala, who was killed in Operation Blue Star,” he added. Punjab Police has also invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against the Khalistani leader.