Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh's custody extended for one year, he has already won Lok Sabha

Amritpal Singh News: The detention of Amritpal Singh, a radical Sikh preacher and newly elected MP from Khadoor Sahib seat, lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail, has been extended for a year. The Punjab government's Home Affairs and Justice Department had ordered the extension on June 3, a day before the Lok Sabha election results were announced.

Amritpal is the head of the 'Waris Punjab De' organization

The details of the order were told to the media on Wednesday. Amritpal, the head of the 'Waris Punjab De' organization, is currently lodged in an Assam jail along with his nine associates under the National Security Act. Contesting as an independent candidate, Amritpal won the Lok Sabha election from the Khadoor Sahib constituency.

Amritpal defeated nearest rival and Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira by 1,97,120 votes. The order said, "Based on the facts and circumstances, the Advisory Board is of the opinion that there are sufficient reasons to keep the detenu Amritpal Singh Sandhu alias Amritpal Singh in custody under the provisions of the National Security Act, 1980."