In a joint operation by Punjab and Delhi Police, two additional aides of fugitive extremist preacher and Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh were apprehended in Mohali, Punjab.
The arrested Waris Punjab De aides were identified as Gurjant Singh and Nisha. The Punjab Police Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) and a team from the Delhi Police pursued and surrounded a car near Kothi No. 1136 in Sector 89, Mohali.
In what was seen as a major breakthrough amid the continuing manhunt for Amritpal, Punjab police earlier arrested his close aide Joga Singh from Sirhind in the Fatehgarh Sahib district.Two more aides of fugitive radical preacher and Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh were arrested at Mohali in Punjab, in a joint operation by Punjab and Delhi Police.
“Punjab police arrested ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh’s main aide Joga Singh from Sirhind. He was arrested in a joint operation by Amritsar police rural and Hoshiyarpur police,” DIG Border Range Narinder Bhargav said at a press briefing on Saturday.
According to the police, Joga Singh gave Amritpal shelter, helped him escape from Delhi and then brought him back to Punjab.
