Amritsar, April 11 -- Papalpreet Singh, a close aide of Khadoor Sahib MP and 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh, was produced in the Ajnala Court by the Punjab Police on Friday, following his transfer from Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail.

Punjab Police had reached Dibrugarh on April 9 to take Papalpreet Singh into custody under the provisions of the National Security Act (NSA). After completing formalities, he was escorted back to Punjab and produced in court amid tight security arrangements.

Papalpreet Singh was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) in an operation conducted by the Punjab Police in Hoshiarpur on April 10.

The crackdown came almost three weeks after Amritpal's supporters stormed the Ajnala police station in...