Supporters of Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal conflict with police
CHANDIGARH:Carrying swords and arms, supporters of Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh, chief of the Waris Punjab De group, on Thursday clashed with police and forcefully seized a police advanced in Punjab’s Amritsar district to demand the discharge of their activist inside 24 hours.
Six policemen have been injured amid the protests and have been admitted to a hospital.
The protesters have been staging an illustration in Ajnala city towards the arrest of Amritpal Singh’s aide Lovepreet Toofan.
To defuse the strain and in view of the state of affairs’s sensitivity, Police Commissioner Jaskaran Singh advised the media that the protesters have given sufficient proof that Lovepreet Toofan is harmless. “The SIT (Particular Investigation Workforce) has taken observe of it. These individuals will peacefully disperse now, and the legislation will take its course,” he stated.
A case was registered towards Amritpal Singh and his supporters for allegedly kidnapping and thrashing a resident of Chamkaur Sahib in Ropar district.
Movies and images shared on social media confirmed crowd of protesters outdoors the police station, whereas the cops tried to regulate the group.
“The FIR was registered solely with a political motive. If they do not cancel the case in a single hour, the administration will likely be accountable for no matter occurs subsequent,” Amritpal Singh, who had just lately reportedly issued a menace to Union Residence Minister Amit Shah, saying he’ll meet the identical destiny as that of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
The Waris Punjab De is an organisation of radicals based by activist Deep Sidhu, who died in a highway accident in February final yr.