The Punjab police on Monday said they have nabbed radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s close aide Papalpreet Singh. Both had escaped police crackdown on March 18 together, switching vehicles and changing appearances.

Punjab Police Inspector General (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill said, “He (Papalpreet) is the main associate of Amritpal. He has been arrested from Kathunangal area in Amritsar.”