Papalpreet Singh is a self-proclaimed video journalist and Sikh activist. He is considered the right hand of the pro-Khalistani leader and fugitive Amritpal Singh. On 10 April 2023, he was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) and six other cases registered against him.
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Papalpreet Singh aka Pappalpreet Singh was born in 1985 (age 38 years; as of 2023) in Majitha, Amritsar. He did his schooling at a convent school. Reportedly, in 2015, he did a three-year polytechnic diploma and post graduate diploma in computer science.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 8″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Papalpreet Singh belongs to a Sikh family of farmers.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Career
Sikh Activist
In 2007, two events which changed the life of Papalpreet were when Jagtar Singh Hawara and Balwant Singh Rajoana were sentenced to death in the assassination of the former chief minister of Punjab Beant Singh and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh disrespected Sikh gurus by dressing up as Guru Gobind Singh. He quit his private job in 2007 to become a full-time Sikh activist. He joined Sikh Youth Front and Sikh Youth Federation Bhindrawala. Gradually, he started supporting the Khalistani movement. In 2015, he came into the limelight at Sarbat Khalsa, a biannual deliberative assembly of the Sikhs held at Amritsar in which he read out the chargesheet of the militant Narain Singh Chaura, which was against the then chief minister of Punjab Prakash Singh Badal. During the speech, he even said that Khalistan was the only solution. Later, a case was charged against him for organising Sarbat Khalsa. Howebr, in 2018, the case was dropped on the the recommendation of the Justice Mehtab Singh Gill commission.
Shiromani Akali Dal Member
In 2016, he joined the Indian political party Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), led by Simranjit Singh Mann. Papalpreet campaigned for Mann in the 2017 Assembly elections. However, in the same year, Papalpreet resigned from the party. In a 2016 radio interview, Papalpreet Singh says that his main inspiration is Gurbachan Singh Manochahal, founder of the Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan, a militant group that was powerful in Tarn Taran during the insurgency.
Amritpal Singh’s Aide
On 21 March 2023, during the hearing of the habeas corpus plea filed by Iman Singh Khara, the legal adviser to Waris Punjab De, at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Punjab government informed the court that the government has invoked the National Security Act against the absconding Amritpal Singh. Reportedly, it was Papalpreet who helped Amritpal Singh in escaping. In the CCTV footage, the local police idetified Papalpreet along with Amritpal Singh escaping from various districts of Punjab and Haryana. He is also considered the advisor of Amritpal Singh. On 10 April 2023, Papalpreet was arrested by the Amritsar rural police from Kathunangal in Amritsar, Punjab. Later, while talking to the reporters, the local police said,
He has been arrested under National Security Act (NSA). There are six other cases which have been registered against him and further legal action will be taken against him as per law.”