Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh, who was arrested by Punjab Police on Sunday morning at Punjab’s Moga, was shifted to Assam later within the day amid excessive safety.

The Waris Punjab De chief has been shifted to the central jail in Assam’s Dibrugarh, stated officers acquainted with the matter. Dibrugarh central jail is taken into account probably the most safe jail in Assam, the place 9 of Singh’s associates, together with members of the family, have been lodged and charged underneath the National Security Act (NSA).

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“Singh arrived at Mohanbari airport in Dibrugarh and has been shifted to the central jail. Security arrangements in and around the jail had already been beefed up,” stated Dibrugarh superintendent of police (SP) Shwetank Mishra.

A particular Indian Air Force (IAF) airplane carrying Singh, who was accompanied by Punjab police officers, from Amritsar reached Mohanbari airport round 2:20pm and from there, he was taken to Dibrugarh jail underneath tight safety in a convoy of automobiles.

Officials stated that following routine medical checkups he was saved in a solitary cell of the jail away from his associates. He will probably be interrogated by officers from varied central intelligence companies within the coming days, they stated.

The radical preacher got here underneath the police radar following the storming of Ajnala police station on February 23. He had been evading Punjab police since March 18, the day he went into hiding and after 35 days of an enormous manhunt, he was arrested on Sunday in Moga district’s Rode village.

Prior to Singh’s arrival, senior police and district officers took inventory of safety preparations within the jail. Additional CCTV cameras have been put in within the jail premises, which will probably be manned by each state and central police personnel, stated jail officers.

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Papalpreet Singh, a detailed aide of Singh, who was arrested in Punjab’s Hoshiyarpur on April 10, was the final one to have been delivered to jail.

On March 19, the primary batch of 4 Amritpal Singh aides have been delivered to Dibrugarh and housed there. Two days later, his uncle Harjeet Singh and two others have been additionally delivered to jail. Later, Singh’s gunman Varinder Johal joined the others.

On Wednesday, 5 members of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) arrived in Dibrugarh to work together with the 9 jailed aides of Amritpal Singh.