The Nepali government’s action occurred on the same day that fresh images of Amritpal and his friend Papalpreet Singh appeared on social media and another one of the extremist preacher’s close associates was arrested in accordance with the strict National Security Act.
Amritpal Singh, a wanted man thought to be hiding in Nepal, was added to the nation’s surveillance list on Monday after India asked Nepal to prevent the pro-Khalistan preacher from leaving the country and to arrest him if he tried to use an Indian passport to do so. Amritpal has been added on the surveillance list by the Nepali Department of Immigration as a result of a request from the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
The (Indian) embassy sent a written notice and a copy of Amritpal Singh’s passport to the department, alleging that Singh may have entered Nepal, according to Kamal Prasad Pandey, the department’s information officer.
Amritpal Singh, a member of a separatist organization, has been requested to be included to the Department’s monitoring list by the Indian Embassy, according to Pandey.
The Nepali government’s action occurred on the same day that fresh images of Amritpal and his friend Papalpreet Singh appeared on social media and another one of the extremist preacher’s close associates was arrested in accordance with the strict National Security Act.
Since a crackdown in Punjab was started against him and members of his organization, Waris Punjab De, on March 18, Amritpal has continued to avoid capture and has been impossible to find.
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu sent a letter to the Department of Consular Services on Saturday requesting that the government agencies detain the fugitive preacher. While there was no immediate confirmation of the letter, it was first reported by the Kathmandu Post newspaper.
In Nepal, (Amritpal) Singh is presently seeking refuge. The esteemed ministry is urged to alert the Department of Immigration to prevent Amritpal Singh from traveling through Nepal for any third country and to detain him if he makes an attempt to leave the country while using a fake Indian passport or another passport, according to the newspaper, which also published a copy of the letter it had obtained.
The letter and Singh’s personal information have been sent to all the involved organizations, from hotels to flights, according to the publication, which cited many sources.Singh allegedly has many passports with several aliases.
In accordance with another publication, the Nepal Home Ministry has ordered all security services to maintain a state of high alert in the region that borders India. According to My Republica daily, which cited ministry sources, the command was sent at the request of Indian security personnel, and the Nepal-India border region has been on “high alert” for the last two days.
According to the story, which cited sources, police officers in plain clothes have increased their patrols in the border region since Amritpal may arrive from Kapilvastu in western Nepal.
Two fresh images of Amritpal and Papalpreet were posted on social media at this time. The photos were probably taken on March 18, the day the Punjab Police started their investigation. The preacher and a companion may be seen seated on a customized motorized cart in the first image. The motorbike had a puncture when the Punjab Police first claimed that the pair had stolen it. The bike was subsequently abandoned and eventually found by the police.
The two people are clutching beverage cans in the other picture.
Another development was the arrest of Varinder Singh, aka Fauji, a close acquaintance of Amritpal, by the Amritsar Rural police.
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpeet Singh on Monday gave the Punjab government a 24-hour deadline to free all Sikh youths detained as part of the ongoing campaign against pro-Khalistan Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and his group Waris Punjab De; if they fail to do so, a “diplomatic campaign will be launched in the country and abroad” to inform people of “how the Sikhs were being treated.” The state administration was criticized by The Jathedar for using the National Security Act against a small number of people during the operation.