Punjab Police arrest Amritpal Singh, take him to Dibrugarh jail

Security has been beefed up in Dibrugarh as Singh has been shifted to a prison in the Upper Assam town of Dibrugarh from Punjab on Sunday, police said. A special flight carrying the radical preacher landed at Dibrugarh airport.

"His flight landed at 2.20 pm," a senior official told PTI.

A 15-km stretch was cleared and Singh was taken to the prison in a convoy.

The Punjab police have  already invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against the Khalistan sympathiser.

"A joint operation was conducted by the Amritsar Police and intelligence wing of Punjab Police. He was located in village Rode based on operational inputs by Punjab Police. He was surrounded from all sides, the village was surrounded by Punjab police," Gill said.

Police did not enter the gurudwara in which Amritpal was present to maintain its sanctity.

"To maintain sanctity, the police did not enter the gurdwara and since he knew that he had no way to escape now, he was surrounded by Punjab Police. The village was surrounded by Punjab Police from all sides," he said.

Singh had been on the run since March 18 when a police crackdown was launched against him and his aides.

The police on March 18 had launched a major crackdown against Amritpal Singh and members of his outfit 'Waris Punjab De'.

He and his associates were booked under several criminal cases related to spreading disharmony among classes, attempting to murder, attacking police personnel, and creating obstructions in public servants' lawful discharge of duty.