'Doing fine...': On the run Amritpal's video message to cops

As cops grope in the dark for 11 days, Khalistani fugitive Amritpal Singh has released a video slamming Punjab Police for arresting Sikh youths during crackdown.

"If Punjab govt had intention of arresting me, police could have come to my house and I would have given in," Amritpal is heard saying in the video.

This is the first video of the radical Sikh preacher since he has been on the for more than 10 days, hopping from one state to another.

Wearing a black turban and shawl, the Khalistan sympathizer further said if the state government had the intention of making an arrest, police could have come to his house and he would have given up.

"It's by God's grace that I have managed to escape from the police pickets and I am fine," he further said.

He urged the entire Khalsa community must come together to address the issue that our community is facing. The community at this point is aware of the problems and why we need an independent Punjab. I appeal to the highest Sikh bodies (Sarbat Khalsa) to discuss this issue on all platforms possible.

The video appeared amid reports that the radical preacher might surrender. Police has launched a major crackdown against Amritpal Singh and members of his outfit 'Waris Punjab De'. The elusive preacher himself, however, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted in Jalandhar district recently.

Meanwhile, search operation is being carried out in Hoshiarpur amid rumours of Amritpal heading towards the Golden Temple.

Police issue 'hue and cry' notice

The Amritsar Rural Police on Wednesday ssued a 'hue and cry' notice against the Waris Punjab De chief.

"Amritpal Singh Sandhu son or Tarsem Singh, resident of Jallupur Khera, Police Station Khilchian, Amritsar is wanted by the police of District Amritsar (Rural) Punjab," according to Hindustan Times.

The notice also described Amritpal Singh as "Height - around 6 feet tall, complexion - fair wheatish," it said.

The hunt for Amritpal

The hunt for radical Sikh leader, Amritpal Singh is getting mysterious with the man managing to give the slip for the past ten days. There has been a lot of CCTV footage that has been released, which show Amritpal in various locations, including Haryana and Delhi. The latest information is that Amritpal is back in Punjab and is likely to surrender before the Punjab police.

The cops had said that it had released 197 persons of the total 353 taken into preventive custody n the apprehension of breach of law and order.

The Indian establishment had asked Nepal to keep an eye on the movements of Amritpal Singh. It was said that Singh was looking to flee the country and reach Nepal before flying out to an unknown destination.