Guwahati: A multi-tier security has been deployed at Dibrugarh Central Jail where seven members of Waris Punjab De has been lodged. Talking to reporters Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu said that security was beefed up at the Dibrugarh Central Jail after four associates of Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh were flown in to Dibrugarh from Punjab.
Four Khalistani members namely Daljeet Kalsi, Basant Singh, Gurmeet Singh Bhukhanwala and Bhagwant Singh Pradhan Mantri were brought to the high-security Dibrugarh Central Jail on March 19 while three more members Harjit Singh, Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal and Gurinder Pal Singh were shifted to the Dibrugarh jail on March 21.
“Seven members of Waris Punjab De are lodged in Dibrugarh jail. A three-tier security has been put into place in the Dibrugarh Central Jail so that there is no security lapse,” the Deputy Commissioner said.
Sources said many more members are likely to be brought to Dibrugarh jail. Meanwhile, Punjab Police have launched a massive manhunt against the ‘Waris Punjab De’ group members in the state and so far over 150 arrest were done and many of them were detained.