Intelligence Bureau grills Amritpal Singh, more central agencies to follow

To get more leads and his possible international connection a team of the Intelligence Bureau grilled radical Sikh preacher, Amritpal Singh at the high-security Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam.

Sources tell OneIndia that the questioning went on for several hours, but so far nothing much has come out of the interrogation. Another round of interrogation will take place today. Due to the fact that Amritpal Singh has possible international links, the Research and Analysis Wing too will join the probe. Other central agencies along with the Punjab Police too will question Singh, the source cited above said.

Photo Credit: Amritpal Singh

What the agencies are trying to find out is how Singh was planted into Punjab by Pakistan's ISI. Intelligence Bureau reports clearly suggest that he is a stooge of the ISI and appeared out of nowhere following the death of Deep Sidhu who had founded the Waris Punjab De, which Singh now heads.

Singh was arrested earlier this week following a four week chase.

The case is also important in the event of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the gangster-terror nexus case. An IB official said that it is important to prove the international links to this case. The ISI has operated very smartly in this case and used gangsters who have taken refuge abroad to run the show in Punjab. If one looks at the RPG attack case, it was clear that it was planned by gangsters in Canada. They had used local gangsters to carry out the attack in Punjab, the official further added.

Meanwhile Amritpal has been kept in solitary confinement away from his aides. His food is being served to him by the jail staff, while his health is being monitored regularly.

A 16-member team of the Punjab Police will stay over at Assam for more days as there is more interrogation to be done. The Punjab Police is focused on Singh's links to pro-Khalistan elements. Amritpal prior to his arrest had been openly propagating for a separate Khalistan state. His supporters have turned violent on many occasions. The last straw for him was when his followers attacked the Ajnala police station, demanding the release of one of their aides. The crackdown by the police began following that incident.