Amritpal Singh Manhunt: Internet Services In Punjab Suspended Till Tuesday Noon — Details

Intenet services in Punjab will remain suspended till tomorrow, March 21, said the Punjab government on Monday

Security personnel stand guard following crack down on Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his supporters, in Jalandhar, Sunday March 19, 2023.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Intenet services in Punjab will remain suspended till tomorrow, March 21, said the Punjab government on Monday amid manhunt for Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh. All mobile internet services, all SMS services (except banking and mobile recharge) and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except the voice calls, in the territorial jurisdiction of Punjab shall be further suspended from 20/3/2023 to 21/3/2023, read the statement by Department of Home Affairs & Justice, Government of Punjab. 

This is the second time since March 19 that the internet suspension has been extended in the state as the police is on a lookout to nab Amritpal Singh. 

Absconding Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal's uncle and driver surrendered before the Punjab police on Sunday night, said Jalandhar Senior Superintendent of Police Swarndeep Singh this morning. 

According to inputs from ABP Sanjha, Amritpal's uncle Harjeet Singh and driver Harpreet Singh surrendered before the police near a gurdwara near Shahkot in Punjab. They had absconded together with Amritpal in Mercedes and the police are negotiating with Amritpal's uncle for his surrender.

The police have also recovered .32 bore pistol and 1 lakh rupees from Amritpal's uncle Harjeet Singh. As per ABP Sanjha, his uncle is in talks with a DIG-level officer for negotiating Amritpal's surrender.

Meanwhile Waris De Punjab's legal advisor Imaan Singh Khara said the radical leader has been arrested by Punjab Police in Shahkot and alleged that the Police wanted to kill Amritpal in a "fake encounter".

Khara filed a writ petition with the Punjab and Haryana High Court, citing Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the Right to Life. He claimed that the police cannot beat up anyone without following the proper court procedures. "Today I filed a criminal writ petition (Imaan Singh Khara vs State of Punjab) in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. This is a Habeas Corpus writ petition," he was quoted as saying by ANI.