The police has arrested a 30-year-vintage girl from Haryana for allegedly offering safe haven to Amritpal Singh, the Waris Punjab De leader who has been at the run for 6 days, and his companion at her domestic in Kurukshetra district, Punjab IG Sukhchain Singh Gill stated.
Police recognized the girl as Baljit Kaur, and stated that Amritpal stayed at her under-creation residence in Sidhartha Colony withinside the Shahbad Markanda region at the night time of March 19 — an afternoon after evading arrest in Punjab.
IG (Headquarters) Gill informed journalists that Baljit became arrested in a joint operation Thursday morning with the aid of using Punjab and Haryana police. According to Gill, Baljit had finished her MBA from Hisar and became now no longer hired or married. She became allegedly in contact with Amritpal`s aide Papalpreet Singh for the beyond two-and-a-1/2 of years, he stated.
Police reassets stated Baljit`s brother Harvinder, who works on the Sub-Divisional Magistrate`s Office at Shahbad, alerted police on Wednesday night approximately Amritpal`s visit. The brother became wondered however now no longer arrested.
Sources mentioned initial investigations to mention that proof of “radical literature” became allegedly observed on Baljit`s telecellsmartphone, social media debts and domestic. She had additionally made some movies for social media on ancient gurdwaras, which were shared with the aid of using Papalpreet.
Sources stated Baljit informed the police that Amritpal became sporting a gun whilst he reached her residence. “She couldn’t become aware of the kind or model,” reassets stated.
According to reassets, Amritpal and Papalpreet used Baljit`s cellular telecellsmartphone to make some calls. Baljit informed the police that their telecellsmartphone conversations indicated they had been making plans to transport to Uttarakhand, reassets stated.
The police have additionally launched CCTV pictures purportedly displaying Amritpal retaining an umbrella and Papalpreet close to Baljit`s domestic on March 20. While their faces aren’t seen withinside the pictures, Gill stated the gait recommended that a person with the umbrella became Amritpal, with Papalpreet strolling beforehand of him.
The IG stated the interrogation of Baljit discovered that Amritpal became carrying a turban and shades together along with his beard pressed to the chin in place of being let out in his trademark style.
Gill stated it became now no longer but clean what mode of shipping Amritpal used to attain Haryana. His remaining regarded region in Punjab became close to Hardy`s World, an enjoyment park at the Jalandhar-Ludhiana road, at 9.forty am on March 18, the IG stated. “Police are constantly monitoring his route,” he stated.
Detailing Amritpal`s break out route, Gill stated he modified numerous vehicles, from a mini-SUV to a bike to a motorbike-cart, earlier than snatching a motorbike close to a gurdwara in Sheikhupura. He attempted unsuccessfully to discover a boat to go a river withinside the locality earlier than taking an vintage bridge close to Ladhowal. Some of Amritpal`s pals had been additionally visible taking an car and noticed on the Ladhowal railway station, Gill stated.
The IG stated for the duration of interrogation, one of the arrested accused, Gurbhej Singh Bheja, had informed the police that Amritpal may also take safe haven in Haryana.
The IG stated any other aide of Amritpal, Tejinder Singh Gill alias Gorkha Baba, has additionally been arrested. Material recovered from him, which include movies and photos, display the organization became “concerned in anti-country wide activities”, Gill stated.
The material, he stated, covered movies of firing exercise at a selection installation in Amritpal`s village Jallupur Khera, pics containing holograms of his new outfit AKF, and movies of guns being assembled. “Strict motion may be taken,” stated the IG.
He stated out of 207 human beings detained to this point withinside the case, 30 will face crook instances and the final 177 permit off with warnings after verification.
