India arrests more than 100 people in manhunt for Sikh separatist

Aljazeera reported that a manhunt for a hardline Sikh preacher in India has entered its third day as authorities shut mobile internet in the whole of Punjab state and arrested more than 100 of his supporters.

Amritpal Singh, 30, rose to prominence in recent months demanding the creation of Khalistan, a separate Sikh homeland, and with his hardline interpretation of Sikhism at rallies in rural pockets of the western state of some 30 million people.

Last month, Singh and his supporters, armed with swords, knives and guns, raided a police station after one of his aides was arrested for alleged assault and attempted kidnapping.