India, April 17 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday signalled that radical Sikh leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh will be kept in Assam following the end of his National Security Act (NSA) detention on April 22, in the event of his arrest by Punjab Police in the 2023 Ajnala violence case.

Acting on a plea filed by the Punjab government on Thursday, the bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry stated in an open court hearing on Friday that it would "make some arrangement and pass order."

Senior advocate Deepender Singh, appearing for Punjab, noted that the court prima facie agreed with the prayer made by the state and kept the same for orders.

The Punjab government's demand was to allow it to arrest...