Amritpal Singh, self-declared leader of Sikh separatism, is arrested in India
Has the movement for a Sikh homeland of Khalistan been rekindled?
AS THE POLICE tell it, it was an intrepid capture. Tipped off that Amritpal Singh, a radical Sikh preacher and separatist whom they had been pursuing for weeks, was hiding in a village in the north Indian state of Punjab, they sealed it off and, early on April 23rd, arrested the fugitive. The version Mr Singh’s supporters tell is less dramatic: the charismatic Sikh called the cops on himself and addressed a final gathering in the village gurdwara before surrendering.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Sikh at heart”
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