Who is Baljit Kaur, arrested for harbouring fugitive Amritpal Singh?

The investigating agencies said that “Kaur has a radical bent of mind” and she knew Pappalpreet for over two years.

An MBA graduate from Hisar, Kaur had told the investigating agencies that on the night when Papalpreet and Amritpal reached her house, the latter was carrying a gun. “She could not identify the make, whether it was a pistol or a mauser,” a highly placed source told The Indian Express.

The investigating agencies discovered through Kaur’s phone and social media handles that she was pursuing a course in “radical literature”.

The investigating agencies also found that Kaur did a few social media videos on historical gurdwaras for Papalpreet, who subsequently shared them on his social media platforms.

Inspector General of Police (Punjab) Sukhchain Singh Gill today told the media that Kaur has been arrested and a team of Punjab police was bringing her to Punjab for further questioning.

Sources disclosed that it was her brother Harvinder, who works in the Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s Office at Shahbad, who first alerted the police on Wednesday about Amritpal’s arrival. However, the investigating agencies did not comment anything on this and only maintained that “no innocent shall be arrested in the ongoing arrests of Amritpal’s supporters”.

Sources added that Amritpal and Papalpreet spent the entire night of March 19 at Kaur’s residence, and the two also used her mobile phone to make a few calls.

Kaur has also told the officials who interrogated her that she overheard Papalpreet and Amritpal’s plan to escape to Uttarakhand. The investigating agencies are now scrutinising the call records to ascertain their whereabouts.