Amritpal Singh, 30, is a Sikh preacher in the northwestern Sikh state of Punjab. His rise to prominence is due to his revival of talk of an independent Sikh homeland.
Indian police accuse Singh and his aides of stirring up discord in the state. They say he will be taken to Dibrugarh in Assam where some of his accomplices are already in prison, but Indian police gave no further details but appealed to people to maintain peace and harmony.. The arrest of Singh, who leads a group called Waris Punjab Di (heirs of Punjab), comes after he and hundreds of his supporters stormed a police station in the town of Agnala.