Amritpal Singh Sandhu: A Controversial Khalistani Separatist

Amritpal Singh Sandhu is an Indian Khalistani separatist and self-proclaimed Sikh preacher.

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Sandhu lived in Dubai for a decade before returning to Punjab in September 2022.

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Sandhu has controversially been appointed as the leader of Waris Punjab De, which advocates for a sovereign Sikh state.

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Sandhu encourages youth to refrain from drugs and adopt a traditionalist form of Sikhism.

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Indian intelligence sources claim that Sandhu has been supported by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

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Sandhu has stockpiled arms and raised a private militia called Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF).

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The state government launched an intense crackdown on Sandhu and his associates in March 2023.

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Amritpal Singh grew up in Jallupur Khera in the Amritsar district in a very religious Sikh family.

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Sandhu dropped out of a mechanical engineering diploma course and has never completed it.

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Sandhu worked in transportation in Dubai, became associated with Deep Sidhu, and supported the farmers' protest in India in 2019.

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