Haryana Police arrest woman for harbouring Amritpal Singh

Haryana Police have nabbed a woman who allegedly harboured Amritpal Singh and his associate Papalpreet Singh at her home in the states Kurukshetra district an official said on ThursdayIn another development Punjab police said they have arrested a man who was allegedly part of the private security setup of the radical preacher Tejinder Singh Gill a resident of Mangewal village in the Khanna area of Ludhiana district was deputed in the security of Amritpal SinghHaryana Police said the woman nabbed from Shahabad in Kurukshetra district has been identified as Baljit KaurWe have nabbed the woman who harboured Amritpal and his associate Papalpreet Singh at her home in Shahabad on Sunday The woman has been handed over to Punjab Police Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police Surinder Singh Bhoria told PTI over phoneHe also said the woman knew Papalpreet Singh for over two yearsOfficials have said Papalpreet Singh is considered one of Amritpal Singhs mentors and had been working closely with the radical preacher He was seen driving the motorcycle on which Amritpal Singh rode pillion while escaping the police crackdown on his outfit on SaturdayThe twowheeler was found abandoned near a canal in JalandharPhotographs and CCTV footage that have emerged on social media have shown the fugitive using several vehicles including a Mercedes a Brezza SUV an Isuzu pickup a motorbike and a motorized cart to escape with some of his aidesPunjab Police said efforts are on to nab the fugitive preacher and several of his aides and members of his outfit have been detained or arrestedThey said Gill who was part of the security setup of Amritpal Singh used to display weapons in pictures and videos on social media without having an arms licence An FIR against him was registered under IPC Section 188 disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servantAlso read Modi surname remarks Gujarat court sentences Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail grants bail suspends sentence for 30 daysOfficials said their investigation has revealed that Gill was also involved in the Ajnala incident and Ajnala police will separately take action against himA number of supporters of Amritpal Singh had stormed the Ajnala police station near Amritsar with swords and guns last month to secure the release of an associate of the radical preacher raising fears about the return of proKhalistan militancy to the state that borders PakistanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever