India, March 18 -- Four associates of radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who were lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh central jail, have been handed over to the Punjab police, officials said on Tuesday.

According to Assam Police officials, the Punjab Police applied for the custody of seven detainees, all associates of Singh lodged in Dibrugarh jail, who was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) but had received permission for four till now.

"As of now, four detainees have been handed over to the Punjab police and three more will be released soon. They are supposed to be taken to Punjab, but this part is being looked after by the Punjab police," Dibrugarh superintendent of police (SP) Rakesh Reddy told HT on Tuesday evening.

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