India, March 19 -- The Assam police have handed over seven detainees under the National Security Act (NSA) who were lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail, to the Punjab police, and they are likely to be airlifted to their state on Thursday, said officials familiar with the matter.

Three more detainees, including pro-Khalistan activist and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, are likely to be transferred from Dibrugarh next month, officials said.

Amritpal Singh and nine of his associates were arrested in Punjab in February and March 2023 in connection with the 2023 attack on Amritsar's Ajnala police station. Later they were shifted to a special cell of Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail. Last year, Amritpal became a member of Parliament ...