International Borders with Nepal and Pakistan have been on high alert after the Centre sent a notification to the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in light of the potential that ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh would flee the country.
According to top government sources, the MHA has asked the chiefs of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to order their troops posted at international borders to be on alert in light of the ongoing manhunt for Amritpal Singh, a radical Khalistani, whose search entered its fourth day on Tuesday.
According to a source who asked to remain anonymous, all of the important Border Outposts at the international borders with Nepal, Punjab, and Bangladesh, as well as the frontier units of the BSF and the SSB stationed there, have received a message to be on high alert due to intelligence input that Amritpal Singh may flee the country in order to avoid being apprehended.
In order to prevent the radical self-styled Sikh preacher from leaving the country, photos of Amritpal Singh have also been distributed near these crucial exit points at the International Borders, the source said.
The two paramilitary forces, according to a senior official, have already transmitted the necessary information to their field units, along with images of Amritpal Singh wearing and not wearing a turban.
The action was taken as the Punjab Police’s extensive investigation into Waris Punjab De leader Amritpal Singh entered its fourth day on Tuesday. The Punjab Police has declared Amritpal Singh a fugitive.
The radical preacher is still on the run, even though Amritpal Singh’s uncle Harjit Singh and his driver Harpreet Singh have turned themselves in before the Jalandhar police. The suspension of SMS and mobile internet services was also extended by the Punjab government.
Amritpal was the target of a significant raid on Saturday by the Punjab administration, during which the police detained 78 members of a group he led.
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