When Punjab leader minister Bhagwant Mann were given statistics that `Waris Punjab De` leader Amritpal Singh, who have been evading the police for 36 days, became noticed and cornered in Moga`s Rode village, he, at the intervening night time of Saturday and Sunday, directed a pinnacle police officer to make sure that the sanctity of the gurdwara became maintained and there has been no firing of bullets, The Indian Express reported.
“He categorically stated that there can’t be an trouble like Bargari and Behbal Kalan that could preserve haunting the country for years. He gave out the orders that there can be no firing of bullets and the police could now no longer input the premises of the gurdwara,” the newspaper quoted an aide of Mann as saying. The aide Mann had dialled Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav and stored taking all updates from him.
“When it became determined that the whole village could be cordoned off, the CM requested the DGP to make sure that there has been heavy police presence however no panic. So, it became determined that the police could be published withinside the village in civil garments as such heavy pressure in uniform ought to have grow to be a cause for panic or protests,” the character informed the newspaper.
The aide stated Mann became knowledgeable that Amritpal’s community have been absolutely dismantled, and his major handlers have been arrested and imprisoned. This left him and not using a support, and people who had formerly sheltered him had additionally been apprehended. Consequently, humans in Punjab had ceased providing lifts to strangers of their motors after the crackdown on the unconventional preacher.
This time, the police had been higher organized than the preceding try on March 18, and that they took their time deploying officials throughout the village earlier than cordoning it off. They despatched messages to Amritpal informing him that the village have been cordoned off and that any try to break out could be futile. Amritpal surrendered and became straight away arrested. Prior to surrendering, he recorded a video in the front of a portrait of slain Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale, saying his surrender.
The preacher became taken into custody at 6.forty five am as he got here out – withinside the conventional apparel that covered a sheathed sword – of the gurdwara in Rode, Bhindranwale’s local village and additionally the vicinity in which he himself took over closing yr because the leader of Waris Punjab De.
Hours after Amritpal became arrested, Mann stated he became in contact with senior officers all through Saturday night time approximately the operation and asserted that people who try and disturb peace will face motion as in keeping with law.
Facing flak during the last month for the failure to arrest Amritpal, the leader minister pressured he did now no longer need any bloodshed all through the operation.
He stated after he acquired statistics on Saturday night time, “I did now no longer sleep the entire night time and I became in normal contact with senior officers over telecellsmartphone after each 15 minutes, 1/2 of an hour to get statistics.” “I desired that whole thing (operation to arrest Amritpal) have to be finished in a non violent manner,” he added.
Referring to the police crackdown on March 18 in opposition to Amritpal and his aides belonging to the outfit, Mann stated in an try to arrest the unconventional preacher on that day, “maybe, bullets might have been fired. But we did now no longer need any bloodshed”.
