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Detention Of Amritpal Singh And Nine Others Extended For A Year

The NSA detention of a Sikh radical Amritpal Singh and nine others extended for a year. He is in jail for a year as he was detained in March last year.

The newly elected MP is to serve one more year in the jail.

The detention of Amritpal Singh, leader of ‘Waris Punjab De’, and three associates were supposed was set to expire on July 24, while the NSA detention for six other associates was to end on June 18.

He won the Khadoor Sahib seat in his first election, defeating Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira by 1,97,120 votes.

Supporters see him as a new-generation Sikh leader, inspired by the late Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Bhindranwale was killed in the Indian Army’s Operation Blue Star in 1984. He also considers the late separatist an “inspiration” for him.

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Amritpal Singh is known for his pro-Khalistan views and has been involved in separatist propaganda through speeches.

AmritPal Sing and his associates are behind the bar in  multiple offences. These includes spreading communal disharmony, attempted murder, assaults on police personnel, and obstructing public servants in the lawful discharge of their duties.

He has drawn attention for his appearance, often compared to Bhindranwale, with his navy blue turban, white chola, and large kirpan.

Punjab Police had launched a search operation against him and his aids after Ajnala Kand in February last years. During the Ajnala Kand Amritpal Singh and his supporters, some wielding swords and guns, breached barricades and stormed into a police station on the outskirts of Amritsar city. They clashed with the police to secure the release of his aide, Lovepreet Singh Toofan.

Six other associates detained under NSA was to end on June 18.

Shibra Arshad

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