Amritpal Singh was arrested from the Gurdwara
Fugitive preacher Amritpal Singh surrendered in Punjab's Moga this morning after over a month-long chase by the police.
Amritpal Singh, sources say, addressed a gathering at a Gurdwara in Rode village of Moga district before surrendering.
He was arrested from the Gurdwara, officials said.
Moga is the native village of Khalistani separatist and terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Amritpal Singh claims to be a follower of the Khalistani separatist and terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and is known as "Bhindranwale 2.0" among his supporters.
He is now being taken to Assam's Dibrugarh jail, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act.
Amritpal had been on the run since March 18, when Punjab Police launched a major crackdown on members of his 'Waris Punjab De' outfit.
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The massive crackdown against Amritpal Singh was launched after the radical preacher and his supporters broke into a police station with swords and guns for the release of one of his aides. Six policemen were injured in the clash.
The 'top secret' action was a coordinated effort between Aam Aadmi Party-ruled Punjab, the Centre, and BJP-governed Assam, say officials. Sources say Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had discussed the plan to arrest Amritpal Singh with Home Minister Amit Shah in a meeting on March 2.
Home Ministry sources said Amritpal singh was planning to launch a statewide procession to baptize the youth to carry out suicide attacks. The radical preacher was using de-addiction centres to stockpile weapons illegally sourced from Pakistan.
