Kathmandu: The Department of Immigration in Nepal has put fugitive Amritpal Singh on its surveillance list following a request from the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
The Director General of the Department of Immigration, Nepal, Jhalak Ram Adhikari, told The Himalayan Times that the Indian Embassy had written to his office for help in stopping Khalistan separatist Amritpal Singh from fleeing to a third country.
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- The Punjab government has launched a massive manhunt against Amritpal Singh, who has been hiding since March 18. Indian Embassy has provided the photograph of the Punjabi fugitive and all details about him.
- The embassy also has flagged Nepali authorities that Amritpal Singh could flee to a third country using his own passport or a fake passport.
- Adhikari said that all passengers who wanted to go abroad using Nepal’s airport would be screened at the airport.
- “As per the request from Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, we have included him on the ‘watch list,” Adhikari told ANI over the phone.
- “They have warned us that he might use a fake passport to enter Nepal and attempt to fly out. He might be hiding somewhere in Nepal as well. We have informed all the concerned departments and authorities about Amritpal,” Adhikari added.
- On March 25, Punjab Police appealed to public not to believe rumours and fake news of the arrest of Amritpal Singh, which is being circulated on social media.
- Speaking at a press briefing on Saturday, Bathinda SSP Gulneet Khurana said: “We urge people not to believe the fake reports of the arrest of Amritpal Singh that are being widely circulated on social media.”
- On March 18, Punjab Police had launched an operation against Amritpal Singh and his aides. The crackdown came almost over three weeks after Amritpal’s supporters clashed with uniformed personnel at the Ajnala police station on February 23, on the outskirts of Amritsar, demanding the release of one of his close aides, Lovepreet Toofan.