At least 78 supporters of the radical leader and the head of the organisation "Waris Punjab De (WPD - meaning heirs of Punjab)" Amritpal Singh, were arrested by Punjab police following hours of hot chase near Jalandhar in Punjab on Saturday.
There were reports on different media platforms about Amritpal's arrest, but there was no official confirmation about it till the time of filing this report.
The arrest of the aides of Amritpal, a self-styled preacher and Khalistan sympathiser, was subsequent to a high-level operation of Punjab police launched across the state since early Saturday morning in which over 100 police vehicles and a heavy police deployment were used.
The phone Internet services were also simultaneously suspended across the state till Sunday noon (12 O Clock).
This story is from the March 19, 2023 edition of The Free Press Journal.
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