The Punjab Police has been on a lookout for Khalistani supporter and ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh for the last three consecutive days. Many arrests have also taken place during this period, in which Amritpal’s supporters and very close people are involved. Meanwhile, his uncle and driver have surrendered before the police in Jalandhar. Amritpal’s uncle Harjit Singh and driver Harpreet Singh surrendered near a gurdwara in Jalandhar’s Mehatpur area late on Sunday night, Jalandhar Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural) Swarnadeep Singh said. Police has declared Amritpal Singh a fugitive.

He used to drive truck in dubai

News agency PTI has informed officials that with the help of Sikh separatists living abroad, Pakistani intelligence agency ISI has activated Amritpal Singh in India to rekindle terrorism in Punjab. He told that he used to work as a truck driver in Dubai. Last year he returned to India from Dubai, after coming to India he joined actor Deep Sidhu’s organization ‘Waris Punjab De’ and started getting involved in its activities. After the death of Deep Sidhu, he became the head of the organization.

There were relations with Khalistan supporters in Dubai, ISI was also in contact

Amritpal Singh was out of India for 9 years. At the age of 19, he went to Dubai and used to drive a truck there. Here he was in contact with Khalistan supporters. He allegedly has links with Lakhbir Singh, head of the ‘International Sikh Youth Federation’. Lakhbir Singh has been in the ‘wanted list’ on charges of plotting to attack government officials in New Delhi, for trying to spread hatred in Punjab and arms smuggling. Police said that later Amritpal started strengthening the organization in Punjab with the help of ISI and later he started a campaign called ‘Khalsa Veer’ and tried to strengthen himself by reaching villages. When he was in Dubai, he was also in touch with Jaswant Singh Rode and Paramjit Singh Pamma, who are also pro-Khalistani separatists. Jaswant is the brother of Khalistani supporter Lakhbir Singh Rode, head of the International Sikh Youth Federation. During this time, he also came in contact with ISI. ISI is believed to have taken support of Amritpal to revive terrorism in Punjab.

He returned to Punjab after 9 years and joined Waris Punjab De

His family members were also surprised by Amritpal’s behavior on his return to India. At first, when he suddenly talked about returning to India after 9 years, the family members were shocked. His mother Balwinder Kaur had told that he had started spending a lot of time on the phone for a few years. In Punjab, he was running a campaign called Amrit Sanchar, for which he claimed that he provides free treatment to drug addicts here. However, it is being said that he formed an organization through Amrit Sanchar and used it to mislead and instigate the youth. Through the organization, he went from village to village and incited the youth in the name of religion. During this, he joined the Waris Punjab De organization and last year he was also declared the head of the organization.

How he tried to become Bhinderwale 2.0

Amtripal’s father Tarsem Singh told that he had cut his hair in Dubai and did not go to the gurudwara even after being yold. But when the cases of desecration of religious texts started increasing in Punjab, his interest in religion increased. Amritpal Singh is also called Bhinderwale 2.0 because he bit looks like him. Bhindranwale was a Khalistan supporter. Bhindranwale was killed in the Golden Temple in June 1984 by Operation Blue Star. Amritpal Singh too wears a blue turban like Bhindranwale and carries a sword. He did a program in Rode village of Moga district in September. This is the native village of Bhindranwale. This is the reason why Amritpal is also called Bhindranwale 2.0.

On this year’s Republic Day, Amritpal had openly supported separatism and the formation of Khalistan, whether it be a rally in Tarn Taran or a media interview. Officials said that to fulfill this plan, Amritpal incited Sikh youths to resort to armed rebellion against democratically elected governments. During a function in Moga district, Amritpal Singh had said that governments run by non-Sikhs have no right to rule the people of Punjab and that the people of Punjab should be ruled only by Sikhs.

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