Brother of jailed MP Amritpal Singh held in drug case in Punjab's Jalandhar jail
Brother of jailed MP Amritpal Singh held in drug case in Punjab's Jalandhar jail
Radical Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh's brother Harpreet Singh has been apprehended by Jalandhar police in Punjab in a drug case, a senior police official said on Friday. Harpreet Singh was nabbed by Jalandhar Rural police on Thursday evening, the official said.The police are investigating the case.
Sikh radical Amritpal Singh has been detained under the National Security Act (NSA) in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail. Last week, he along with Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, took the oath as Lok Sabha MPs amid heavy security in and around the Parliament complex in Delhi after they were granted parole.
Thirty-one-year-old Sikh radical Amritpal Singh, head of Waris Punjab De, won the Khadoor Sahib seat by 197,120 votes over his nearest rival, Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira. (Agency)