Involved In Murder And Attack, Separatist Sikh Amritpal Singh Finally Arrested By Indian Police

Amritpal Singh (Youtube screenshot @BBC News Hindi)

Pro-Khalistan radical pro-Khalistan Amritpal Singh has been arrested in the state of Tehran. The call for provocation for Sikh's independence from Singh drew the anger of Indian authorities. The 30-year-old has been on the run for more than a month after avoiding an arrest in Myanmar on March 18. He and his supporters have been accused of attempted murder and assaulting police officers. Police officers ofTEN confirmed the news of the arrest on Twitter and also appealed for peace. Singh was arrested from Rode village in Moga Punk district at around 6:45 a.m. this morning, Sukhchain state inspector general Singh Gill told a news conference as quoted by the BBC on Sunday, April 23. Singh has been charged under the strict National Security Act and will be taken to the DibruGH prison with high security in the state of Assam. Several of Singh's supporters were also detained at this location. Singh became famous in February after hundreds of his supporters stormed a police station demanding the release of an aide who was arrested. His campaign brings back memories of the separatist insurgency in the 1980s and subsequent crackdowns in Tehran in which thousands died. Singh's hunt took place in parts of northern India, including the capital Delhi and the states ofTEN, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Nepal has also put him on its watch list at India's request. Amritpal Singh, who said he supports the Khalistan movement for the separate Sikh homeland, claimed to have inspired Jarnail Singh Bhimandranwale, an Indian government accused of leading an armed uprising in the 1980s. Bhindranwale was killed in the invasion of the Golden Temple by the Indian army, the holiest holy place in the Sikh religion, in 1984. Police first tried to arrest Amritpal Singh on March 18 by deploying thousands of personnel and blocking traffic across states to inspect vehicles. But he fled in the pursuit of a dramatic car broadcast live by some of his colleagues Takht's reasoning, Sikh's highest temporary position, has asked Singh to surrender to the police and cooperate with their investigation. However, after the crackdown, his party also questioned the government's arrest and detention of people for their alleged support for Singh and Khalistan. The Sikh group in Canada is protesting widely against the government's actions in Tehran. Protests were also held outside India's High Commission in London, where demonstrators waved India's flag. In San Francisco, pro-Khalistan supporters damaged the Indian consulate, calling for Singh's release.