Amritpal Singh Wanted to Create LeT-Like Local Militia, Reveal Arrested Aides
News 18The arrested aides of Khalistani sympathiser and self-styled preacher Amritpal Singh have told investigators that the Waris Punjab De leader head wanted to create a local militia “along the lines of the Lashkar-e-Taiba". Interrogation details accessed by CNN-News18 further reveal that Amritpal Singh had created the Anandpur Khalsa Force in pursuit of that purpose. Punjab Police also revealed that some sensitive material recovered from an associate of Amritpal Singh indicates that they were involved in “anti-national" activities and were receiving support from across the border in Pakistan. Authorities had last week suspended internet and SMS services in the state following the police crackdown against elements of Waris Punjab De, headed by Amritpal Singh.