Some of them, including Amritpal's uncle Harjit Singh and Punjabi actor Daljeet Kalsi, are now behind bars. NRIs from UK & US also part of radical preacher's core team.
Punjab Police's statewide hunt for Amritpal has entered its 5th day. But series of law & order incidents and subsequent demands for police action go back as far as last October.
From Mercedes car, he hopped on to Isuzu & then to Brezza before taking bike. Amritpal along with three associates was last seen in gurdwara in a village in Shahkot, says senior cop.
Police impose Section 144 of CrPC in several districts to stop people from gathering. Though his accomplices were held, Amritpal managed to evade cops who chased his cavalcade.
When sentence was announced, Balwinder Singh Sekhon raised slogans 'Judicial Gundagardi Murdabad' in open court. Because of that, 'not in position to give lesser sentence', order stated.
Cops were told that demonstration outside police station would be peaceful, says DGP. Amritpal's associate aide Lovepreet Singh Toofan was released from Amritsar Jail on Friday.
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