Security crackdown on Sikh separatists re-ignites tensions with India's government
![Sikh separatist leader and head of Waris Punjab De, or Punjab's Heirs, Amritpal Singh](https://assets.product.qa.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/d617981/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1013+0+158/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2F86%2Fa086ffd543e6bbf757ab04e2f24f%2Fsikh-separatist-leader-and-head-of-waris-punjab-de-or-punjabs-heirs-amritpal-singh-aap.jpg&imwidth=1280)
Sikh separatist leader and head of Waris Punjab De, or Punjab's Heirs, Amritpal Singh Source: AAP / Prabhjot Gill
A large-scale police operation in the Indian state of Punjab has come to an end with the arrest of a Sikh preacher accused of encouraging separatism. The arrest of Amritpal Singh and several of his supporters on national security grounds reignited decades-old tensions between the Indian government and some in the Sikh community, and led to protests around the world.
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