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Punjab: A Day After Violence, Court Frees Radical Leader's Aide
Punjab: A Day After Violence, Court Frees Radical Leader's Aide
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A day after Punjab's Amritsar sees a violent protest led by pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal Singh, the state police informed that the court released Lovepreet Singh, an aide of Amritpal.
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An Indian court on Friday released Lovepreet Singh Toofan, the close aide of radical leader and pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal Singh, a day after violent clashes between their followers and police were reported.Lovepreet Singh Toofan was arrested earlier this week on several charges, including kidnapping.On Thursday, supporters of 29-year-old Amritpal Singh scuffled with Punjab Police, injuring a few in Ajnala city. The participants brandished swords and guns during the protest.Who is Amritpal Singh Amritpal Singh is a disseminator of a separatist Khalistan movement (seeking a homeland for Sikhs). Having reportedly worked at a transport company, the 29-year-old returned to India from Dubai last year after becoming head of the outfit 'Waris Punjab De' ('Heirs of Punjab') after the organization's founder, the actor-activist Deep Sidhu, died in a car crash in February last year.Khalistan supporters seek a separate homeland within India for those who belong to the Sikh faith. The movement reached its height during the Eighties when its supporters -- two Sikh bodyguards -- assassinated Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984.According to media reports, on Wednesday, Amritpal Singh said that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah might meet the same fate as the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi."Indira tried to suppress - what happened? Amit Shah can follow his wishes and see," Amritpal Singh said when asked about Shah's recent statement that the home ministry is keeping a close eye on Khalistan supporters in Punjab.
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Punjab: A Day After Violence, Court Frees Radical Leader's Aide
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On Thursday, hundreds of followers of Waris Punjab De (Heirs of Punjab) founder, the hardliner Amritpal Singh, clashed with the police for his aide Lovepreet Singh Toofan to be released from Amritsar prison.
An Indian court on Friday released Lovepreet Singh Toofan, the close aide of radical leader and pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal Singh, a day after violent clashes between their followers and police were reported.
Lovepreet Singh Toofan was arrested earlier this week on several charges, including kidnapping.
On Thursday, supporters of 29-year-old Amritpal Singh scuffled with Punjab Police, injuring a few in Ajnala city. The participants brandished swords and guns during the protest.
Amritpal Singh is a disseminator of a separatist Khalistan movement (seeking a homeland for Sikhs). Having reportedly worked at a transport company, the 29-year-old returned to India from Dubai last year after becoming head of the outfit 'Waris Punjab De' ('Heirs of Punjab') after the organization's founder, the actor-activist Deep Sidhu, died in a car crash in February last year.
Khalistan supporters seek a separate homeland within India for those who belong to the Sikh faith. The movement reached its height during the Eighties when its supporters -- two Sikh bodyguards -- assassinated Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984.
According to media reports, on Wednesday, Amritpal Singh said that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah might meet the same fate as the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
"Indira tried to suppress - what happened? Amit Shah can follow his wishes and see," Amritpal Singh said when asked about Shah's recent statement that the home ministry is keeping a close eye on Khalistan supporters in Punjab.
