Chandigarh: As an operation to arrest fugitive Amritpal Singh, chief of ‘Waris Punjab De’, Jalandhar DIG Swapan Sharma on Sunday said that two vehicles of the pro-Khalistan leader’s convoy have been seized, adding that he crashed into motorbikes to divert the police.
Deputy Inspector General Swapan Sharma while sharing details of the chase said “We were directed to nab him (Amritpal Singh). While chasing, he ended up on a one-lane link road ahead of us. While outrunning us he crashed into several motorbike riders, some were with the motive to divert us from the chase,”.
The senior police officer said, “while interception in Mehatpur, a crowded market, the vehicle in front, somehow managed to flee. But we have recovered the other two cars of his convoy.” He further added, “We have recovered seven illegal weapons too,”.
DIG Sharma also said that Singh changed his routes two-three times. “He was earlier at Harike, then he entered Doaba region from another flyover,” he said, adding that Singh was first time seen at the Shahkot area, where he was intercepted. “But he took a U-turn from there too,” he further said.
Punjab Police have suspended mobile internet and SMS services in the territorial jurisdiction of Punjab till Monday noon.
(With Agency Inputs)
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