India, April 18 -- The Punjab government is set to extend the detention of Khadoor Sahib member of Parliament and radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh under the National Security Act (NSA) for another year.

A notice in this regard is being issued to the 32-year-old NSA detainee, who has been jailed in Dibrugarh in Assam since April 2023, a senior Punjab government official said in Chandigarh on Friday.

The decision to extend Amritpal's detention was taken after deliberations between state and the central agencies keeping in mind security concerns, the official said, requesting anonymity.

Amritpal, who heads the Waris Punjab De outfit, was arrested at Rode village in Moga district on April 23, 2023, following a month-long manhunt by Punja...