Hunger strike by Amritpal Singh, associates: Dibrugarh Jail authorities refute news

DIBRUGARH: Dibrugarh jail authorities have denied that pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh and his associates are on hunger strike in Dibrugarh Central Jail.

As per Central Jail sources in Dibrugarh, there is no truth in the news that Amritpal Singh, a pro-Khalistan preacher, along with other detainees, has initiated a hunger strike in Dibrugarh Jail. A jail official informed that they are taking regular food in the jail.

Recently, news was circulated that Amritpal Singh and his associates lodged in Dibrugarh Central jail had launched a hunger strike. The news was published in some national dailies but there is no truth to it.

On April 23, Amritpal Singh was brought to the Dibrugarh Central Jail after Punjab police arrested him from the Moga district of Punjab. The nine associates of Amritpal Singh who are also lodged in Dibrugarh jail have also been booked under NSA. The nine detainees are- Daljeet Singh Kalsi, Papalpreet Singh, Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, Varinder Singh Johal, Gurmeet Singh Bukkanwala, Harjit Sing, Bhagwant Singh, Basant Singh and Gurinderpal Singh Aujla.

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