Overview
- The Punjab government has decided not to extend the National Security Act (NSA) detention for Amritpal Singh and nine of his associates currently held in Dibrugarh jail, Assam.
- Seven of Amritpal Singh's aides will be brought back to Punjab in the coming days to face trial for their alleged involvement in the 2023 Ajnala police station attack.
- The Punjab Police will formally arrest the seven individuals upon their release from NSA detention and will seek transit remand to facilitate their return for legal proceedings.
- Amritpal Singh, who won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as an independent MP from jail, is scheduled to be transferred back to Punjab in April when his NSA detention expires.
- The charges against Amritpal Singh and his associates include spreading communal disharmony, attempted murder, and obstructing police duties during the 2023 Ajnala incident.