Amritpal Singh Assam’s Dibrugarh jail will remain closed, know its specialty

Khalistani supporter Amritpal Singh has been arrested by the Punjab Police in the early hours of Sunday from Rodewal Gurdwara in Moga, Punjab. The Punjab Police was informed by a priest of the Gurdwara that Amritpal Singh had taken shelter in the Gurdwara of Moga. After this, taking immediate action, the police arrested Amritpal Singh from the gurudwara. The Punjab Police issued a statement saying that people should not spread any kind of rumors on social media. He further said that NSA has been imposed on Amritpal Singh. He is being taken from Punjab to Dibrugarh Jail in Assam, where his accomplices are already lodged in jail. Let us know what is the specialty of Dibrugarh Jail in Punjab that the people of Waris Punjab De organization are lodged in it.

The specialty of Assam’s Dibrugarh Jail

Seven people associated with Amritpal Singh’s organization Waris Punjab De have been sent to the Central Jail in Dibrugarh, Assam after NSA was imposed. Amripal Singh is also being taken there via aircraft. The jail at Dibrugarh in the state of Assam in North-East India was built by the British Government in the year 1859-60. This jail is about 166 years old. Dibrugarh Jail was built to keep the Indians who participated in the freedom struggle before the independence of the country. Since India’s independence, separatists to Khalistanis have been kept in jail. Black cat commandos of the Assam Police stationed at the gate outside the prison, wearing black uniforms with modern weapons, guard this prison.

This Central Jail is spread over about 47 bighas in the Phool Bagan area near the Assam Trunk Road in the heart of Dibrugarh city of Assam. Around this prison there are walls more than 30 feet high. The capacity to keep prisoners in this jail is about 680 but there is not much crowd of prisoners here. The prisoners lodged in this jail are allowed to meet twice a week. On the other hand, the people on whom NSA is imposed, permission has to be taken from the District Magistrate to meet them. This jail is monitored with 57 CCTV cameras.