Punjab police hold a press conference on Amritpal’s arrest issue
Kanwar Inder Singh/ March 20,2023
For the first time after the launch of Operation Amritpal since Saturday- March 18,2023, Punjab police inspector general of police (headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill today held a press conference at Punjab police headquarters, Chandigarh and informed the media that Amritpal Singh is still a fugitive and has not been arrested by Punjab police.
Clearing the air on Amritpal’s arrest, Gill informed that his 114 followers, sympathisers, associates are arrested till date along with 10 weapons, 4 vehicles (including Endeavor, Issuzu, Mercedes) ,but he himself is absconding.
“His five accomplices have been booked under national security act (NSA). Four of them have already been transferred to Dibrugarh in Assam and one is in the transit to Dibrugarh” said Gill.
He further added that total six FIRs have been lodged against Amritpal Singh and he is also likely to be booked under NSA also. Under NSA any person can be transferred to part of the country and Punjab police is already in touch with other states, central agencies.
A person booked under NSA can be kept in a jail for about one year and is not required to be presented before the magistrate after arrest.
Punjab police hold a press conference on Amritpal’s arrest issue. He further added that ,don’t spread rumors. Punjab police is keeping an eagles eye on rumor mongers and will take action as per law.
National Security Act
The National Security Act of 1980 is an act of the Indian Parliament promulgated on 23 September 1980whose purpose is “to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith”.
The maximum period of detention is 12 months. The order can also be made by the District Magistrate or a Commissioner of Police under their respective jurisdictions, but the detention should be reported to the State Government along with the grounds on which the order has been made. No such order shall remain in force for more than twelve days unless approved by the State Government. The National Security Act may also be invoked if a person assaults a policeman on duty.
The act extends to the whole of India. It Contains 18 sections. This act empowers the Central Government and State Governments to detain a person to prevent him/her from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of India, the relations of India with foreign countries, the maintenance of public order, or the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community it is necessary so to do. The act also gives power to the governments to detain a foreigner in a view to regulate his presence or expel from the country. The act was passed in 1980 during the Indira Gandhi Government.
(royalpatiala.in News)
