Police deployed drone in Hoshiarpur village on Thursday in search of radical preacher Amritpal Singh.
Police in Hoshiarpur deployed a drone in Marnaian village where some suspects had abandoned their car two days ago following a chase. The deployment comes as radical preacher Amritpal Singh remains untraceable. Cops were deployed in and around the village to search for the preacher while paramilitary personnel have also been deployed in the area. The police had launched a massive search operation in the Hoshiarpur village and surrounding areas earlier following inputs that the radical preacher and his aides could be in the area.
The Hoshiarpur action began as police chased a car, which some sources said may have carried Amritpal Singh and his aides, on Tuesday night. They abandoned the vehicle at the village and disappeared. There were also reports that the suspects could have used another car to escape.
The police have conducted a door-to-door search operation but have yet to achieve any success.
Amritpal Singh remains untraceable since the police crackdown against him and members of his pro-Khalistan ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit began on March 18. He and his associates have been booked under several criminal cases related to spreading disharmony among classes, attempt to murder, attack on police personnel, and creating obstructions in the lawful discharge of duty by public servants. The preacher escaped the police net in Jalandhar district on March 18, switching vehicles and changing appearances.
Police have already stepped up security in and around Amritsar and Bathinda amid reports that Amritpal may surrender after entering either the Golden Temple or the Takht Sri Damdama Sahib.
There was, however, no official comment from the police department regarding the deployment of the drone in Marnaian village.
