Punjab Police on March 18 launched a state-wide cordon and search operations against elements of ‘Waris Punjab De’. A total of 78 people were arrested and several others were detained for questioning. Several others including Amritpal Singh are on the run, a massive manhunt has been launched to nab them. Amid all this, Amritpal Singh’s links with Pakistan’s ISI have come to the fore. Security agencies have been keeping a close watch on the activities of Amritpal Singh since his arrival in Punjab last year. A source informed that Amritpal Singh was in touch with Jaswant Singh Rode while he was in Dubai. Jaswant is the brother of Lakhbir Singh Rode- a militant and chief of Pakistan-based ‘International Sikh Youth Federation’. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had also referred to Amritpal’s link with Pakistan.