5 Facts About Amritpal Singh, Fugitive Preacher Detained Today
- Amritpal Singh, who the government describes as a Khalistani-Pakistan agent, had been on the run from the Punjab Police since March 18. He had escaped the police net in Jalandhar district by switching vehicles and changing appearances.
- Amritpal Singh was at the centre of a huge protest against the arrest of his aide in February. He claims to be a follower of the Khalistani separatist and terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and is known as "Bhindranwale 2.0" among his supporters.
- India's intelligence agencies say Amritpal Singh has been sourcing weapons from Pakistan through its spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence and trying to divide Punjab on communal lines. Amritpal Singh had been allegedly leading young people towards "gun culture".
- Before he went into hiding, Amritpal Singh roamed around with his private militia, all of them armed. He also maintained a large convoy of expensive vehicles without giving any account of the expenses and sources of money.
- He is married to a UK-based non-resident Indian, Kirandeep Kaur who was stopped from travelling to UK earlier this week. He worked in his family-owned transport business earlier in Dubai, where he had been staying since 2012. He came to India during the farmers' protest against new farm laws in 2021.
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