Punjab Police ridiculed for its video reel on Amritpal’s aide Papalpreet

New Delhi: Punjab Police, on Wednesday, through its social media handles posted a video on the arrest of Papalpreet Singh, a close aid of Amritpal Singh.

Many social media users ridiculed Punjab Police for its now-viral video. In the video, Punjab Police posted that "You can run, but you can't hide from the long arm of the law."

"You can run, but you can't hide from the long arm of the law"



Punjab Police #arrested Papalpreet Singh, main associate of #AmritpalSingh



We urge citizens to maintain peace & harmony in the region pic.twitter.com/M63Er0LNuP

— Punjab Police India (@PunjabPoliceInd) April 11, 2023

Punjab Police also urged its citizens to maintain peace & harmony in the region.

One such user wrote," A serious disciplined force indulging in theatrics of highest order to satisfy the narrative of social media."

A serious disciplined force indulging in theatrics of highest order to satisfy the narrative of social media. All those finding this cool must understand that the courts decide on guilty or not , not the SM. No wonder CM who is himself fond of reels,will be liking this for sure.

— Brinder (@brinderdhillon) April 11, 2023

Papalpreet Singh, considered to be a close associate of Amritpal and strategist of the outfit with close links to Pakistan's ISI, has been booked under the National Security Act (NSA) and is currently lodged in Dibrugarh central jail, while Amritpal Singh is still on run.

Punjab and Haryana High Court will hear a habeas corpus petition pertaining to Amritpal Singh on April 24, which is also the next date of hearing on pleas filed by the radical Sikh preacher's associates detained under the National Security Act.

Punjab Police had recently launched a massive crackdown in the northern state and arrested several supporters of Amritpal Singh, the chief of the pro-Khalistan outfit.

The crackdown on Waris Punjab De began weeks after Amritpal and his supporters stormed the Ajnala police station near Amritsar to secure the release of an arrested associate. The episode raised fears of a return of Khalistani militancy to the state that borders Pakistan.

WPD was formed by actor-activist Deep Sidhu and Amritpal took over as its chief a month after his death in 2022.