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HC asks Amritpals counsel to prove he is in illegal custody, Punjab says close to nabbing him..
During a hearing at the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday, Punjab Advocate General Vinod Ghai stated that Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh was not in police custody, but they were close to arresting him even as the court told Singhs counsel to provide evidence that he was being held in illegal custody...
Advocate Imaan Singh Khara, Singhs legal advisor and the petitioner in the case, submitted that his client was being detained illegally..
The judge emphasized that Punjabs stance was clear that Singh was not in custody, and asked the petitioner to provide evidence that he was being held illegally..
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