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Who is Baljit Kaur — Haryana woman who gave shelter to Amritpal Singh?
The Haryana Police has nabbed a woman who allegedly harboured Amritpal Singh and his associate Papalpreet Singh at her home in the state's Kurukshetra district.
The Punjab Police has taken a woman from Haryana in its custody for allegedly giving shelter to “Waris Punjab De” chief Amritpal Singh and his associate Papalpreet Singh at her home in Kurukshetra district's Shahbad town, the police said, an indication that the pro-Khalistan preacher might have fled Punjab.
The woman has been identified as Baljit Kaur, a resident of Sidharth Colony of Shahbad, who was allegedly in touch with Papalpreet Singh. The woman was taken in custody by the Haryana Police and was handed over to the Punjab Police, said Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police Surinder Singh Bhoria.
“Soon after got the inputs and alerted the Punjab Police that Amrtipal and his friend had stayed at a house in Shahbad town on the intervening night of March 19 and 20. The police have taken the woman in the custody for interrogation," Bhoria said.
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The police officer said initial inputs suggested that the woman was in touch with Papalpreet Singh for the past two years and the initial investigation revealed that he had stayed here on March 19.
“Amritpal Singh stayed in Shahbad for two days; used a scooty bike to travel from Ludhiana to Shahbaad,” IGP Headquarters Sukhchain Singh Gill said at a press conference.
What is Baljit Kaur? Know more about her:
> Baljit Kaur was the contact of Papalpreet Singh who was seen driving a bike in Punjab.
> The woman has done MBA.
> Amritpal stayed on Sunday and moved again.
> The brother of Baljit Kaur informed the police regarding shelter to Amritpal Singh.
> Haryana Police detained Baljit Kaur and handed her over to the Punjab Police.
> Amritpal and Papalpreet travel to Shahbad on a scooty.
> Baljit Kaur arrested from Shahbaad has disclosed that Amritpal had changed his attire and was wearing a turban and fixed his moustache. He took an auto at 9:40pm from Hardy’s world in Ludhiana.
