The Himalayan Times reported that the Nepali Department of Immigration has alerted its offices, particularly those at airports, to prevent Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher from Punjab, India, from fleeing to a third country on his own or a fake passport.
DG Jhalak Ram Adhikari informed The Himalayan Times that the Indian Embassy had asked his office to assist stop Khalistan separatist Amritpal Singh from escaping to a third nation. Since March 18, the Punjab authorities has been hunting separatist leader Amritpal. The Punjabi fugitive’s picture and information were submitted by the Indian Embassy. The embassy warned Nepali authorities that Amritpal Singh may travel to a third nation using his own or a false passport.
Adhikari added that Nepal’s airport will examine all international travelers to prevent Amritpal, who is under immigration monitoring, from fleeing.
On Sunday, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu wrote to the Directorate of Immigration to prevent pro-Khalistani politician Amritpal Singh from traveling to a third nation.
Director of Nepal’s Department of Immigration Jhalakram Adhikari informed ANI over the phone that he was added to the “watch list” at the Indian Embassy’s request.
The person said the embassy first urged the Nepal government to put him on a watch list and supplied facts and images with the department.
They told us that he may use a false passport to enter Nepal and fly out. He may be hiding in Nepal. Amritpal is unknown. Adhikari continued, “But as requested, we notified all pertinent departments and agencies.”
The Kathmandu Indian Embassy did not comment on the mails.
Punjab Police warned against believing social media rumors about the arrest of extremist preacher and pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh on March 25.
“We ask people not to trust the fraudulent stories about the arrest of Amritpal Singh that are extensively shared on social media,” Bathinda SSP Gulneet Khurana said during a news conference on Saturday.
Punjab Police raided Amritpal Singh and his associates on March 18. The crackdown occurred nearly three weeks after Amritpal’s followers battled with uniformed officers at the Ajnala police station on February 23, on the outskirts of Amritsar, seeking the release of one of his close aides, Lovepreet Toofan.
