Amritpal Singh’s aide likely to be brought to Punjab; Khadoor Sahib MP could be next
If Amritpal Singh is brought back to Punjab, he could be lodged in a jail outside the state, as recent amendments to the Transfer of Prisoners Act allow the government to do so.
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Amritpal Singh and Papalpreet Singh had disguised themselves in a bid to escape being caught by the police in 2023. (Express Photo)The Punjab government is set to revoke the National Security Act (NSA) against Papalpreet Singh, a close aide of Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, following which he will be brought back to the state, sources said.
Papalpreet is among the nine associates of Waris Punjab De head Amritpal Singh who were arrested under the NSA in 2023 and lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail following the storming of the Ajnala police station.
Papalpreet was arrested on April 10, 2023. An Ajnala police team has already left for Dibrugarh to bring Papalpreet on transit remand, sources said. The move follows the Aam Aadmi Party government’s announcement last month that it would not seek a third extension of charges under the NSA against Amritpal’s associates.
While Papalpreet’s likely return to Punjab has raised speculation about whether or not Amritpal too would be brought back to the state after two years, questions are also being raised on whether the MP would be kept in a state jail or moved elsewhere.
Last month, the Punjab Assembly passed amendments to the Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950, allowing the government to send undertrial prisoners in jails out of Punjab. This means that it is possible that Amritpal could be sent out of the state even after revoking the NSA against him, according to sources.
Amritpal’s associates are currently lodged in Punjab jails.
Meanwhile, the government has yet to make an official announcement on the matter.
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