Phillaur: Harpreet Singh, the elder brother of Khadoor Sahib MP and jailed pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, was apprehended on Thursday evening with 5 grams of methamphetamine (ICE) in Phillaur. The Jalandhar Rural Police arrested Harpreet Singh and another individual, Lovepreet Singh alias Luv, while they were en route to Ludhiana.
Amritpal Singh, a radical Sikh preacher, has been detained under the National Security Act (NSA) at Dibrugarh jail in Assam along with nine of his accomplices since April last year. He fought the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as an independent from the Khadoor Sahib seat and defeated Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira by nearly two lakh votes. The pro-Khalistani leader heads the ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit and has styled himself after slain Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
Reaction to the Arrest
Reacting to the arrest, Amritpal Singh’s father, Tarsem Singh, claimed it was a conspiracy against their family and supporters. He stated, “This is a conspiracy against our family, aides, and supporters of Amritpal Singh. We have already apprehended that the government could hatch this conspiracy to defame us. Governments are doing this to hide their failures. This is aimed at derailing the mission of Amritpal Singh of saving the youth and creating hurdles in the release of the Bandi Singhs.”
Tarsem Singh added that Harpreet Singh was to take part in a march at Baghapurana in Moga district to seek the release of the Bandi Singhs. “However, the government does not like these activities. So, the conspiracy has been hatched,” he said.
Police reported that further investigations are ongoing in the matter. Harpreet Singh, aged between 30-35, was reportedly involved in transport dispatching work.
Amritpal Singh’s mother, Balwinder Kaur, has also spoken out, claiming her son is not a Khalistani supporter and demanding his immediate release. She thanked the community for their support and urged the government to release Amritpal so he can work on the issues he campaigned for.
Amritpal Singh was arrested in Moga’s Rode village after he and his supporters barged into the Ajnala police station in February last year, breaking barricades, brandishing swords and guns, and clashing with police personnel to free one of his aides from custody.
As the investigations and legal proceedings continue, the arrest of Harpreet Singh adds another layer of complexity to the controversies surrounding the Singh family and their political activities.
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