“When he got to know he was surrounded…” Punjab Police narrates moment when Amritpal was arrested

Apr 23, 2023

Chandigarh, April 23 (ANI): Punjab Police on April 23 arrested Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh from Rode village in Moga district of Punjab. Giving details about his arrest, IGP Punjab Sukhchain Singh Gill said that Amritpal was surrounded from all sides.He said, “Amritpal Singh has been arrested by Punjab Police at around 6:45 am today morning in village Rode. He was absconding from last about more than one month. Special operation was launched, joint operation was conducted by Amritsar Police and Intelligence Wing of Punjab Police.”Further, he said, “He was located in village Rode based on operational inputs by Punjab Police and he was surrounded from all sides, the village was surrounded by Punjab Police. Since he was inside a Gurudwara Sahib, so to maintain sanctity of Gurudwara Sahib is Supreme for everyone. To maintain sanctity, the police did not enter the Gurudwara Sahib. He knew that he had no way to escape now, he was surrounded by Punjab Police from all sides, the village was surrounded by Punjab Police, so he was arrested at around 6:45. He has been taken to Dibrugarh under NSA. And further, the law will take its own course.”