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Punjab cops reach Dibrugarh to arrest Amritpal Singh in Ajnala case
A Punjab Police team landed in Dibrugarh, Assam, to complete the arrest formalities for Amritpal Singh in the Ajnala police station attack case as his NSA detention nears expiry. The timeline also recalls his 2023 arrest, 2024 oath as an MP, and related cases and aides’ status.
Why It Matters
This development centers on legal actions against a high-profile Sikh radical figure and intersects with national security and law-and-order concerns as NSA detention ends.
Timeline
8 Events
NSA detention ending on April 22, 2026 (as reported); scheduled end
April 21, 2026
The report notes Amritpal Singh’s NSA detention is ending on April 22, 2026.
Arrest planned after NSA detention ends; remand to be sought
April 21, 2026
A senior Punjab Police official said the team is in Dibrugarh and Amritpal Singh will be arrested as soon as his NSA detention ends and will be produced in a local court to secure a remand.
Punjab Police team arrives in Dibrugarh to arrest Amritpal Singh in Ajnala case
April 19, 2026
A Punjab Police team led by a deputy superintendent of police landed in Dibrugarh, Assam, on Sunday evening (April 19, 2026) to complete formalities for arrest in the Ajnala police station attack case.
Aides brought back from NSA detention (not extended)
2025
Nine of Amritpal’s aides were brought back to Punjab last year after the government decided not to extend their NSA detention; they are now in state police custody.
Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau murder; Amritpal named as main conspirator
October 9, 2024
Gurpreet Singh alias Hari Nau was murdered near Kotkapura on October 9, 2024, with authorities claiming Amritpal Singh as the main conspirator.
Amritpal Singh elected to Khadoor Sahib; sworn in as MP
July 5, 2024
He won the Khadoor Sahib seat as an Independent with about 1.9 lakh votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and was administered the oath of office on July 5, 2024, the lone occasion he attended Parliament.
Arrest of Amritpal Singh in Rode village, Moga
April 23, 2023
Amritpal Singh was arrested in Moga’s Rode village on April 23, 2023, two months after the Ajnala attack.
Ajnala attack case from February 2023
February 2023
The February 2023 Ajnala police station attack case is cited, where Amritpal Singh and supporters allegedly breached barricades and clashed with police to secure the release of an aide.