On Tuesday, the manhunt for Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh entered day 4 and the State Police are still not able to nab the 'fugitive' pro-Khalistan leader. However, there are multiple developments that happened in the context of Amritpal Singh. First, Punjab CM addressed the state and assured the public that his government will not let the law & order go out of control and will take strict action against those trying to disturb the peace of Punjab. Apart from this, the Punjab & Haryana High Court rapped the state government on a habeas corpus petition filed by Waris Punjab De legal advisor and asked the government how Amritpal Singh escaped from the clutches of 80,000 policemen. However, it was the IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill's Press conference that raised many eyebrows when he did not rule out that Amritpal Singh might be in disguise. Not only this, during the press conference, Punjab Police also released a series of photos of Amritpal Singh with different looks hinting that the Waris Punjab De Chief might have changed his looks to dodge the Police. However, IGP Sukhchain Gill stated that what attire or look Amritpal Singh is currently possessing can only be known after his arrest.
What IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill said?
Addressing the press conference, Sukhchain Singh Gill said, "The law and order situation is under control in Punjab. There is peace and calm in the state. Arms Act has been invoked against the four people who helped him. An important fact has come to light that Amritpal Singh, after fleeing, visited the Gurudwara in Nangal Ambian village (in Jalandhar district) & changed his clothes before fleeing again. He also left his sword in the Gurudwara. This came to be known in questioning of the 4 people who have been nabbed."
"The Brezza car, in which Amritpal Singh fled, has been recovered by the Police. He was helped by four people..National Security Act (NSA) has been invoked against Amritpal Singh...A non-bailable warrant has been issued against him on 18th March. Police is working as per law. People have suspicions, but the prime accused (Amritpal Singh) has not been arrested yet. As soon as the arrest is made, we will inform you."
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Releasing photos of Amritpal Singh, the IGP said, "There are several pictures of Amritpal Singh in different attires. We are releasing all of these pictures. I request you display them so that people can help us to arrest him in this case."
Amritpal Singh's developments
Amritpal managed to slip away from the police dragnet and has been missing from the past 4 days. Many of his associates including his uncle have been arrested and shifted to Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail. While most of his associates were taken to Assam from Punjab on March 19, his uncle Harjit Singh was taken to Dibrugarh early on March 21, just a day after he surrendered before Jalandhar police on Monday.