Amritpal Singh
Indian Sikh leader
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| 2024 | Amritpal Singh's brother was arrested in Phillaur town for a drug case, carrying methamphetamine, with a confirmed positive dope test. |
| 2024 | Becomes a Member of Parliament in India's Lok Sabha, representing the Khadoor Sahib constituency in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab. |
| July 5 2024 | Granted a 4-day parole to take oath as Member of Parliament, Singh travelled from Dibrugarh to New Delhi under high police security to be sworn in as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha. |
| May 2024 | Amritpal Singh decided to run as an independent candidate for the Khadoor Sahib constituency of Punjab in the Lok Sabha elections, with his campaign led by family and supporters due to his detention in Assam's Dibrugarh Jail under the National Security Act. |
| April 23 2023 | Arrested under the National Security Act (India). |
| March 2023 | State and central governments launch an intense crackdown on Sandhu and his associates. |
| February 2023 | After Lovepreet Singh's arrest, Amritpal issued an ultimatum to Punjab Police to revoke the case. When police did not respond, his supporters stormed a police complex, breaking through barricades while carrying the Guru Granth Sahib in a palki sahib. The incident resulted in injured police personnel and damaged police vehicles. |
| February 2023 | A man filed a complaint at Ajnala police station, alleging kidnapping and beating by Amritpal's associates. An FIR was registered, and one of Amritpal's close associates, Lovepreet Singh 'Toofan', was arrested. |
| February 25 2023 | Amritpal's Instagram account was suspended. In response, his supporters clashed with police, resulting in six policemen being injured. |
| February 10 2023 | Amritpal Singh married Kirandeep Kaur, a native of Jalandhar district who previously lived in the United Kingdom. He described the marriage as an instance of 'reverse migration' and used the occasion to encourage Punjabis to return to Punjab and settle there. |
| 2022 | According to Indian intelligence, was sent to Georgia for activist training by Avtar Singh Khanda, a UK-based Sikh activist who was grooming Amritpal Singh to become a Khalistan activist. |
| 2022 | A PGIMER study revealed approximately 15.4% of Punjab's 30 million population were narcotic users, highlighting the significant drug problem that Amritpal Singh claimed to address through his drug rehabilitation efforts. |
| December 13 2022 | Amritpal's supporters vandalized another gurudwara in Jalandhar, again burning chairs and sofas, reiterating their stance against praying while seated at the level of the Guru Granth Sahib. |
| December 9 2022 | Amritpal's supporters vandalized a gurudwara in Biharipura, burning chairs and sofas, claiming that one must not pray while sitting at the level of the Guru Granth Sahib. |
| November 2022 | Amritpal was placed under preemptive house arrest by Punjab Police following the murder of Sudhir Suri, as a precautionary measure against potential retaliatory violence. After release, he conducted an Amrit Parchaar campaign in Haryana. |
| October 2022 | Amritpal made controversial remarks about Jesus Christ in a speech, which was termed hate speech by the Christian community, leading to a four-hour protest at PAP Chowk demanding legal action against him. |
| October 7 2022 | Amritpal's Twitter account was withheld in India due to his remarks and pro-Khalistani tweets. The Ministry of Home Affairs instructed the Punjab state government to remain vigilant about his activities. |
| September 2022 | Amritpal gets baptised at Anandpur Sahib in front of a large gathering. |
| September 2022 | Returns to Punjab after living in Dubai for a decade, appointed as leader of Waris Punjab De and begins a campaign advocating for a sovereign Sikh nation (Khalistan), encouraging youth to refrain from drugs and adopt a traditionalist form of Sikhism. |
| March 4 2022 | A letter appears on Waris Punjab De's Facebook account appointing Amritpal Singh as the organization's leader, though this appointment remains controversial. |
| February 2022 | Deep Sidhu dies suddenly, leading to a leadership dispute in Waris Punjab De organization. |
| February 2022 | Deep Sidhu blocks Amritpal Singh's phone from his personal contacts, indicating a growing rift between them due to Amritpal's perceived 'Khalistani' stance. |
| February 26 2021 | During the farmers' protest, Amritpal Singh becomes a vocal supporter of Deep Sidhu's efforts to fight for the 'rights of Punjab' after Sidhu's involvement in the Red Fort incident on Republic Day. |
| February 26 2021 | Amritpal Singh becomes a part of Waris Punjab De organization remotely from Dubai, associating with Deep Sidhu's movement fighting for the 'rights of Punjab'. |
| 2019 | Started supporting the farmers' protest and became a vocal supporter of Deep Sidhu, significantly increasing his social media reach. Traveled to India to participate in the protest. |
| 2019 | Started supporting the farmers' protest and became a vocal supporter of Deep Sidhu, significantly increasing his social media reach. |
| 2012 | Moved to Dubai, UAE to join his family's transport business. |
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