Cops quiz mother of Avtar Khanda, who groomed Amritpal

According to reports, Khanda was the brain behind fugitive pro- Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh’s rise and had groomed him. Khanda was recently arrested in the UK for pulling down India's national flag at the Embassy in London.

By: Express News Service
Ludhiana | April 13, 2023 11:39 AM IST

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Self-styled radical Sikh preacher and head of Waris Punjab De Amritpal Singh. (PTI Photo/File)

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A joint team of counter intelligence and Moga police picked up the mother of UK-based Khalistan sympathiser Avtar Singh Khanda from her residence in Moga for questioning.

According to reports, Khanda was the brain behind fugitive pro- Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh’s rise and had groomed him. Khanda was recently arrested in the UK for pulling down India’s national flag at the Embassy in London.

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A police team detained his mother Charanjit Kaur from her Moga residence. Police checked her call details and questioned her about her family’s links and last contact with Amritpal Singh, said sources.

Moga SSP J Elanchezhian said that Charanjit Kaur was detained for a few hours for questioning and was released later.

Khanda is the son of Khalistan Liberation Force terrorist Kulwant Singh Khukhrana.

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