Eight associates of MP Amritpal Singh sent to judicial custody

Chandigarh: Eight associates of Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh were produced before a local court on Friday under tight security after their police remand ended.

The court remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days until April 11.

DSP Ajnala Gurwinder Singh said the accused—Basant Singh, Bhagwant Singh Bajekhana, Gurmeet Singh, Sarabjit Singh Kalsi, Gurinderpal Singh, Harjit Singh, Kulwant Singh, and Amanpreet Singh Amana—were presented in court after their police remand under FIR No. 39, registered at Ajnala police station.

The case relates to the February 23, 2023, incident, when a large group led by Amritpal Singh stormed Ajnala police station after breaking through police barricades.