As many as 41 associates of pro-Khalistan leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh were produced in the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge here amid tight security on Thursday.
Among them were eight associates of Amritpal who were released from the Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam after the withdrawal of charges under the National Security Act (NSA) against them. Amritpal Singh is still in the Dibrugarh jail as his jail tenure under the NSA has been extended by a year.
All of them were produced in the court in connection with the Ajnala police station attack of February 2023. The court had framed charges against them under various sections the IPC and the Arms Act on July 29. It had directed the prosecution to ensure their physical presence on Thursday. Their counsel Rituraj Singh Sandhu said all accused had pleaded not guilty in the court and the trial would start on August 2, the next date of hearing.
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