The supporters of self-styled preacher and head of 'Waris Punjab De' Amritpal Singh went on a rampage in Punjab's Amritsar on Thursday. Armed with swords, lathis and guns they attacked police, broke barricades and gathered outside Ajnala police station. Stones were also pelted, reported news agency ANI.
The supporters had gathered outside the police station in order to protest against the arrest of Amritpal Singh's close aide Lovepreet Toofan.
Heavy police force has been deployed in the area, and efforts are on to control the protesters, reported news agency ANI.
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The Punjab Police had recently registered an FIR against the Khalistan activist Amritpal Singh as well as his associates on charges including abduction and rioting.
The FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by one Barinder Singh, a resident of Salempur village in Chamkaur Sahib, who said that he was beaten up by Amritpal and his men.
Amritpal Singh has also bee in the news recently for his remarks on Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Singh, had said Shah’s "fate will be similar to that of former prime minister Indira Gandhi", according to a PTI report.
In September last year, Amritpal was made the head of a faction of Waris Punjab De, a social organisation founded by late Punjabi actor and lawyer Deep Sidhu, who died in a road accident in February last year.
Amritpal Singh was born in Jallupur Khera of Punjab. He recently married UK-based NRI Kirandeep Kaur.