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| Dubious role of AAP regime: HC criticizes Punjab Govt for its inability to arrest Amritpal Singh | | |
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Chandigarh, Mar 21: Amid wild allegations that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government helped pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh to give a slip to the police, Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday lambasted the state government for its failure to arrest the “fugitive” leader.
Directing the Punjab Government to file a status report about police operations launched to nab the radical leader, the Bench of Justice NS Shekhawat took the Punjab government to task for its inability to apprehend Amritpal Singh, leader of the “Waris Punjab De” outfit, who is on the run for the past four days.
The Court was was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the preacher’s legal advisor, Iman Singh Khara, alleging that Punjab Police has illegally kept Amritpal in its custody and seeking that he be produced before the court.
Stating that it seemed to be an “intelligence failure” if Amritpal could not be apprehended, the High Court questioned Advocate General Vinod Ghai on why the pro-Khalistan activist has not been arrested when there were 80,000 police personnel in the state and 5-6 FIRs have been registered in the matter.
The High Court was also informed that provisions of the stringent National Security Act had been invoked against Amritpal Singh and that all his close aides and associates have already been arrested. The Bench also questioned the advocate general as to how the preacher alone was able to give police the slip when others could be nabbed.
Ghai also told the court that Amritpal Singh had been declared a fugitive and his role was being probed in several different criminal cases. He added that some details about the ongoing investigations could not be revealed in open court. |
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