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Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh is on the run. Indian authorities shut down a state to track him down

As police have hunted for Amritpal Singh, they have pursued him in high-speed car chases, shut down the mobile internet networks in an entire state and detained 100 of his supporters. Still, the self-proclaimed preacher has evaded authorities.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2023

How India’s hunt for Amritpal Singh caused diplomatic row with UK

India and UK engage in a week of tense exchanges triggered by police’s search for the young Sikh separatist in Punjab.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2023

‘You’ll take our interview and lie on TV’: In Jalandhar, life as usual, distrust of ‘godi media’

Pilgrims enroute the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Punjab’s Jagraon know Mehatpur as a popular pitstop on National Highway 71. But amid the ongoing crackdown on Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh’s supporters, it turned into a site of a wild car chase this week.

Newslaundry · Mar 22, 2023

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India police hunt Sikh leader, arrest separatist supporters

Indian police are searching for a Sikh separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent homeland, stirring fears of violence in northwestern Punjab state

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

India hunts Sikh preacher who has revived calls for homeland

Indian police have launched a hunt for a Sikh preacher who has revived talk of an independent Sikh homeland and stoked fears of a return to violence that killed tens of thousands of people in 1980s and early 1990s.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2023

India summons UK diplomat after violent protest at High Commission building in London

Members of separatist group filmed taking down Indian flag from its High Commission building in London and smashing windows

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

SGPC objects to mentioning Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as terrorist in Punjabi University syllabus

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has taken note of a book published by the Distance Education Department of Punjabi University, in which, Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale has allegedly been mentioned as "terrorist" in the syllabus of MA political science.

The Times of India · Jul 13, 2022

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Punjab: Pepsu Road Transport Corporation revokes letter on Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and Jagtar Singh Hawara

PATIALA: Five days after issuing instructions for removal of the pictures of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and Jagtar Singh Hawara from its buses, the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) on Monday revoked its letter. The decision came after some members of the Sikh community and SAD (Amritsar) staged a sit-in in…

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Akal Takht chief pushes for training in ‘traditional and modern weapons’ on Operation Bluestar anniversary

Sikhs are confronting several challenges and efforts were needed to strengthen the religion, says Giani Harpreet Singh.

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2022

Radical outfits hold ‘freedom march’ in Amritsar ahead of ‘Operation Bluestar’ anniversary

Uneasy calm prevails; security tightened ahead of 38th anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar’

The Hindu · Jun 5, 2022

Bluestar anniversary: Punjab has not seen charged up atmosphere in decades

JALANDHAR: After popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder on Sunday, Punjab DGP V K Bhawra said his security was also curtailed along with over 400 others as police deployment was being increased due to Operation Bluestar anniversary aka Ghallughara week. The Punjab government made the same plea in Punjab…

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2022

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