Chandigarh, April 19 -- The Punjab government has decided to extend the detention of jailed MP and radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh under the National Security Act (NSA) for another year, an official familiar with the matter said on Friday.

According to senior officials privy to the development, a notice to this effect would be served to the Dibrugarh Jail authorities and the NSA detainee following due legalities.

A team of Punjab Police has been sent to Dibrugarh Jail to complete the procedures required for extending the NSA detention of the 32-year-old Khadoor Sahib MP, the official cited above said.

Amritpal has been jailed in Assam's Dibrugarh jail since his arrest in April 2023.

The decision to extend Amritpal's detention was...