India, April 17 -- The Punjab government on Thursday moved the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking permission to arrest radical leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh in connection with the 2023 Ajnala violence case, even as it confirmed that his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) will not be extended beyond the current term.

The state, however, also urged the court to allow it to take him into custody and keep him lodged in Assam, citing security concerns and intelligence inputs. Amritpal has been detained at Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam since April 2023.

The development comes on a day when the high court dismissed Amritpal's petition challenging his April 2025 detention order passed for one year with observations...