Punjab Police
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Headquarters | Chandigarh |
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Motto | ਸ਼ੁਭ ਕਰਮਨ ਤੇ ਕਬਹੁੰ ਨਾ ਟਰੋਂ |
Number of employees | 70,000 |
Founded | 1861 |
Jurisdiction | Punjab |
Annual budget | 46 billion INR (US$ 726 million) |
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ID | 2151720 |
About Punjab Police
The Punjab Police is the police agency responsible for Law enforcement and investigations within the state of Punjab, India. Punjab police has a broad array of specialized services, including the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and the enforcement of the Constitution of India.
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Amritpal Singh: Sikh separatist arrested after weeks on the run
Self-styled preacher Amritpal Singh , whose calls for Sikh independence riled India's authorities, has been arrested in Punjab state, police say.
The 30-year-old had been on The Run for More Than a month after evading arrest in Punjab on 18 March .
He and his supporters have been accused of attempted murder and attacking police officials.
Punjab Police confirmed news of the arrest on Twitter and appealed for peace.
Mr Singh shot to prominence in February after, demanding the release of an arrested aide.
His campaign brought back memories from the 1980s of a separatist insurgency and subsequent crackdown in Punjab in which thousands of people were killed.
The manhunt for Mr Singh, including the capital Delhi and The States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Nepal had also put him on its surveillance list at India's request.
Amritpal Singh , who says he supports the Khalistan movement for a separate Sikh homeland, claims to draw inspiration from Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a preacher accused by The Indian government of leading an armed insurgency in the 1980s. Bhindranwale was killed in the Indian Army 's storming of the Golden Temple , the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, in 1984.
Police first attempted to arrest Amritpal Singh on 18 March - thousands of personnel were deployed and traffic blockades were Set Up across The State to check vehicles.
But he escaped in a dramatic car chase which was live-streamed by some of his associates
In The Days that followed, many of his supporters were arrested and sent to a high-security prison in Assam state. Reports say Mr Singh will also be sent there.
Akal Takht , the supreme temporal seat of Sikhs, had asked Mr Singh to surrender to The Police and co-operate with their investigation.
After The Crackdown , however, it also questioned the government's arrests and detentions of people for their alleged support of Mr Singh and for Khalistan.
Sikh groups in Canada held widespread protests against the government action in Punjab. Protests were also held outside The Indian High Commission in London, where demonstrators removed The Indian flag.
In San Francisco , pro-Khalistan supporters vandalised The Indian consulate, calling for Mr Singh to be freed.
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