Indian police arrest Sikh separatist preacher Amritpal Singh after weeks on run

Singh surrendered in Punjab town of Moga, says a Sikh leader, as police appeal to public for calm

Indian police have arrested a separatist leader who revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland and the secession of India’s northern Punjab state, which has a history of violent insurgency.

Amritpal Singh had been on the run since March after capturing national attention in February when hundreds of his supporters stormed a police station in the Punjab town of Ajnala with wooden batons, swords and guns to demand the release of a jailed aide.