Amritpal Singh is being taken to the central jail in Assam’s Dibrugarh.

New Delhi:

Amritpal Singh, fugitive preacher who has been on the run since March 18, today surrendered before Punjab police in Moga, sources said. He has been detained by the police.

Amritpal Singh is being shifted to Assam’s Dibrugarh, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act.

Amritpal Singh, who the government describes as a Khalistani-Pakistan agent, has been active in Punjab for the past few years and is often seen escorted by armed supporters. He claims to be a follower of the Khalistani separatist and terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and is known as “Bhindranwale 2.0” among his supporters.

Punjab Police had launched a crackdown on Amritpal Singh and members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’ on March 18, a month after his supporters stormed a police station in Ajnala.

He and his associates were booked under several criminal cases related to spreading disharmony among classes, attempt to murder, attack on police personnel and creating obstructions in the lawful discharge of duty by public servants.

Intelligence agencies say Amritpal Singh has been sourcing weapons from Pakistan through its spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence and trying to divide Punjab on communal lines. Amritpal Singh had been allegedly leading young people towards “gun culture”.