The Haryana Police has arrested a woman who allegedly harboured fugitive 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh and his associate Papalpreet Singh at her home in Kurukshetra district, while the Punjab Police has nabbed a gunman of the pro-Khalistan preacher. The gunman has been identified as Tejinder Singh aka Gorkha Baba, a resident of Punjab's Mangewal village has been arrested.
महावीर कुल्फी सेन्टर की और से बूंदी वासियों को दीपावली की हार्दिक बधाई व शुभकामनाएं
We have nabbed the woman, Baljit Kaur, who harboured Amritpal and his associate Papalpreet Singh at her home in Shahabad on Sunday. The woman has been handed over to Punjab Police,” news agency PTI quoted Kurukshetra superintendent of police Surinder Singh Bhoria as saying.
Gill, a resident of Mangewal village in the Khanna area of Ludhiana district, was deputed in the security of Amritpal, who is on the run since a police crackdown on his outfit 'Waris Punjab De' began on Saturday, said Khanna deputy superintendent of police (Payal) Harsimrat Singh, PTI reported.The investigation has revealed that Gill was also involved in the Ajnala incident and Ajnala police will separately take action against him, PTI reported citing officials.
Scores of supporters of Amritpal Singh had stormed the Ajnala police station near Amritsar with swords and guns in February to secure the release of Lovepreet Toofan Singh, an associate of the radical preacher, raising fears about the return of pro-Khalistan militancy to the state that borders Pakistan.
Last week, Punjab police launched a crackdown against Amritpal and his outfit.
