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  • Canada “very intently” tracking traits in Punjab, says overseas minister Melanie Joly

    Canada’s International Minister Melanie Joly has stated that Toronto is “very intently” following the traits in Punjab and can proceed to handle the troubles of the neighborhood.

    Toronto,UPDATED: Mar 25, 2023 23:21 IST

    Melanie Joly was once answering a query from Indo-Canadian MP Iqwinder S Gaheer within the Space of Commons on Thursday. (Photograph: Reuters)

    Through Press Believe of India: Canada is “very intently” following the traits in Punjab and can proceed to handle the troubles of the neighborhood, International Minister Melanie Joly has stated amid Punjab Police’s crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh.

    Joly was once answering a query from Indo-Canadian MP Iqwinder S Gaheer within the Space of Commons on Thursday.

    “We’re conscious about the evolving state of affairs in Punjab, and we’re following it very intently. We stay up for a go back to a extra strong state of affairs,” she stated.

    “Canadians can at all times rely at the Govt of Canada to ensure that we can proceed to handle the troubles of many contributors of the neighborhood,” she added.

    Gaheer stated he had heard in regards to the ongoing mass suspension of Web products and services in Punjab and requested Joly to replace the Space in regards to the state of affairs in India.

    Responding to questions on overseas leaders and parliamentarians commenting at the motion in opposition to Amritpal Singh, Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi suggested folks living in a foreign country to not consider “misguided and motivated narratives” which might be being circulated via some components on social media.

    ALSO READ | Police officers mute spectators as pro-Khalistan supporters heckle Indian-origin journalist in Canada

    “Government in Punjab are enterprise operations to nab a fugitive. Data relating to that operation is being shared via government involved frequently,” the spokesman stated in New Delhi.

    Government in Punjab closing week suspended web and SMS products and services within the state following the police crackdown in opposition to components of ‘Waris Punjab De,’ headed via the unconventional preacher.

    Police in Punjab are nonetheless in search of Amritpal Singh.

    Previous on Wednesday Canadian High Minister Justin Trudeau stated within the Space of Commons: “We’re having a look ahead to a swift go back to a extra strong state of affairs.”

    Canada has additionally noticed a upward push in anti-India actions just lately via Khalistan supporters who’ve vandalised some Hindu temples.

    A Ram Mandir in Mississauga was once defaced via ‘Khalistani extremists’ with anti-India graffiti on February 13, drawing a robust response from the Indian Consulate in Toronto.

    “We strongly condemn the defacing of Ram Mandir in Mississauga with anti-India graffiti. Now we have asked Canadian government to analyze the incident and take steered motion on perpetrators,” India’s Consulate in Toronto had tweeted.

    ALSO READ | Professional-Khalistani Twitter accounts blocked in India amid assaults on missions

    ALSO READ | Grand Tricolour, late-night summons: India’s robust reaction to Khalistani protest at UK challenge

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  • Punjab crackdown: ‘Khalistan flag’ footage, firearms coaching movies discovered on Amritpal aide’s telephone

    Through PTI

    CHANDIGARH: A telephone recovered from an aide of Amritpal Singh carries footage of the flag, brand and foreign money of ‘Khalistan’ and movies of firearms apply through younger males allegedly picked for the novel preacher’s Anandpur Khalistan Fauz, Punjab Police stated on Friday.

    The incriminating subject material displays the sinister designs of this nascent armed forces pressure and the large risk they’d have grow to be for peace and team spirit of Punjab and nationwide safety, a observation through police in Khanna district stated.

    Whilst the pro-Khalistan preacher has eluded police since it all started a crackdown towards him and his Waris Punjab De outfit, a number of of his alleged aides are actually in custody.

    The telephone seized after the arrest Wednesday of Tejinder Singh Gill alias Gorkha Baba (42) of village Mangewal held footage that exposed the design of the flag and the brand of Khalistan and the trademarks for its proposed provinces, police stated.

    Khanna’s Senior Superintendent of Police Amneet Kondal stated the cell phone additionally had footage of an AKF hologram and Khalistan foreign money, together with a ten greenback word.

    There was once additionally an image of a Pakistani nationwide’s using licence. The Khalistan flag had some Urdu phrases on it, she stated.

    Even sooner than the crackdown started, Amritpal Singh was once being likened to Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, whose fans performed a violent marketing campaign for Khalistan a separate Sikh state within the Eighties.

    ALSO READ | Amritpal aide’s wondering finds workforce’s involvement in ‘anti-national’ actions: Punjab Police

    SSP Kondal stated Gorkha Baba was once part of the shut coverage crew, entrusted with Waris Punjab De leader’s safety.

    The arrested guy was once a member of the Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF), being raised through Amritpal Singh to salary an armed fight for the formation of a separate Khalistan state, a police observation stated.

    He got here involved with Amritpal Singh thru one Birkamjit Singh Khalsa, whom he had met all through the farmers’ agitation at the outskirts of Delhi.

    He went to the preacher’s local village Jallupur Khera in Amritsar district 5 months again and was once inducted as his gunman.

    Baba was once given guns marked AKF and firing apply was once performed at a makeshift differ on the village.

    Police stated he was once in shut proximity of Amritpal Singh all through closing month’s storming of the Ajnala police station through the preacher and his supporters to safe the discharge of an arrested guy.

    Throughout the investigation, police stated, he published that every one AKF participants had been assigned belt numbers like AKF 3, AKF 56 and AKF 47 — most likely in accordance with their seniority or proximity to Amritpal Singh.

    The exam of his telephone confirmed that two WhatsApp teams AKF and Amritpal Tiger Power had been created.

    The participants of the AKF had been paid salaries, police stated.

    The participants had been kids who got here to the ‘de-addiction centres’ run through Waris Punjab De and had been later indoctrinated and given firearms coaching, in keeping with police.

    ALSO READ | Amritpal requested Sikhs to be ready for ‘final sacrifice’, incited thru speeches: Officers

    Police stated every other affiliate, Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja, organized 10 bullet-proof jackets with AKF inscribed on them for the crowd two months again.

    He additionally gave firearms coaching to newly inducted participants of the crowd on the makeshift firing differ.

    Movies of participants appearing their experience in assembling, disassembling, cleansing guns were recovered, the SSP stated.

    Harsimrat Singh Hundal alias Labh Singh alias Tiger was once accountable for supervising Amritpal Singh’s safety, the SSP stated.

    “He took care for the guns and assigned them on day by day foundation to participants of shut coverage crew,” she stated.

    “All guns and bullet-proof jackets had the AKF hologram imprinted on them. Some guns even had a long-range telescope affixed on them,” she stated.

    The observation stated the risk posed through the AKF to the state’s peace and team spirit through the AKF has been avoided through well timed motion of Punjab Police.

    CHANDIGARH: A telephone recovered from an aide of Amritpal Singh carries footage of the flag, brand and foreign money of ‘Khalistan’ and movies of firearms apply through younger males allegedly picked for the novel preacher’s Anandpur Khalistan Fauz, Punjab Police stated on Friday.

    The incriminating subject material displays the sinister designs of this nascent armed forces pressure and the large risk they’d have grow to be for peace and team spirit of Punjab and nationwide safety, a observation through police in Khanna district stated.

    Whilst the pro-Khalistan preacher has eluded police since it all started a crackdown towards him and his Waris Punjab De outfit, a number of of his alleged aides are actually in custody.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The telephone seized after the arrest Wednesday of Tejinder Singh Gill alias Gorkha Baba (42) of village Mangewal held footage that exposed the design of the flag and the brand of Khalistan and the trademarks for its proposed provinces, police stated.

    Khanna’s Senior Superintendent of Police Amneet Kondal stated the cell phone additionally had footage of an AKF hologram and Khalistan foreign money, together with a ten greenback word.

    There was once additionally an image of a Pakistani nationwide’s using licence. The Khalistan flag had some Urdu phrases on it, she stated.

    Even sooner than the crackdown started, Amritpal Singh was once being likened to Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, whose fans performed a violent marketing campaign for Khalistan a separate Sikh state within the Eighties.

    ALSO READ | Amritpal aide’s wondering finds workforce’s involvement in ‘anti-national’ actions: Punjab Police

    SSP Kondal stated Gorkha Baba was once part of the shut coverage crew, entrusted with Waris Punjab De leader’s safety.

    The arrested guy was once a member of the Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF), being raised through Amritpal Singh to salary an armed fight for the formation of a separate Khalistan state, a police observation stated.

    He got here involved with Amritpal Singh thru one Birkamjit Singh Khalsa, whom he had met all through the farmers’ agitation at the outskirts of Delhi.

    He went to the preacher’s local village Jallupur Khera in Amritsar district 5 months again and was once inducted as his gunman.

    Baba was once given guns marked AKF and firing apply was once performed at a makeshift differ on the village.

    Police stated he was once in shut proximity of Amritpal Singh all through closing month’s storming of the Ajnala police station through the preacher and his supporters to safe the discharge of an arrested guy.

    Throughout the investigation, police stated, he published that every one AKF participants had been assigned belt numbers like AKF 3, AKF 56 and AKF 47 — most likely in accordance with their seniority or proximity to Amritpal Singh.

    The exam of his telephone confirmed that two WhatsApp teams AKF and Amritpal Tiger Power had been created.

    The participants of the AKF had been paid salaries, police stated.

    The participants had been kids who got here to the ‘de-addiction centres’ run through Waris Punjab De and had been later indoctrinated and given firearms coaching, in keeping with police.

    ALSO READ | Amritpal requested Sikhs to be ready for ‘final sacrifice’, incited thru speeches: Officers

    Police stated every other affiliate, Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja, organized 10 bullet-proof jackets with AKF inscribed on them for the crowd two months again.

    He additionally gave firearms coaching to newly inducted participants of the crowd on the makeshift firing differ.

    Movies of participants appearing their experience in assembling, disassembling, cleansing guns were recovered, the SSP stated.

    Harsimrat Singh Hundal alias Labh Singh alias Tiger was once accountable for supervising Amritpal Singh’s safety, the SSP stated.

    “He took care for the guns and assigned them on day by day foundation to participants of shut coverage crew,” she stated.

    “All guns and bullet-proof jackets had the AKF hologram imprinted on them. Some guns even had a long-range telescope affixed on them,” she stated.

    The observation stated the risk posed through the AKF to the state’s peace and team spirit through the AKF has been avoided through well timed motion of Punjab Police.

  • Amritpal aide’s wondering finds staff’s involvement in ‘anti-national’ actions: Punjab Police

    By means of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Thursday mentioned some delicate subject matter recovered from an affiliate of radical preacher Amritpal Singh signifies that they have been considering “anti-national” actions.

    Previous within the day, Khanna Police mentioned they’d arrested one Tejinder Singh Gill who was once a part of the non-public safety of the Khalistan sympathizer.

    Addressing the media right here, Punjab Inspector Basic of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill mentioned wondering Tejinder Singh Gill, police were given some delicate subject matter which signifies that the crowd was once considering “anti-national” actions.

    “All the way through his wondering and from his cell research, a number of information got here to gentle which displays they have been considering anti-national actions,” he mentioned.

    “There have been movies that display that they have been doing firing observe close to Jallupur Khera. Some pictures and photographs display that they have got made holograms of Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF). There have been some movies of the loading and unloading of guns,” he mentioned.

    ALSO READ | Amritpal ‘brainwashed’ early life at rehab centre to construct terrorist outfit: Officers

    The proof bought to this point give a robust suspicion that Amritpal Singh had a cross-border hyperlink, added Gill.

    The IG mentioned to this point 207 individuals had been detained within the subject, out of which, 30 are hardcore criminals. The remainder 177 will likely be launched after verification, he added.

    There are transparent directions that no blameless will also be booked on this subject. Motion will likely be taken handiest in opposition to those that have been considering felony actions, he mentioned.

    Gill mentioned that Baljit Kaur arrested from Shahbad in Kurukshetra (Haryana) had allegedly harboured Amritpal and his close-aide Papalpreet Singh on March 19. Kaur had recognized Papalpreet for greater than two years, he mentioned.

    Government had remaining week suspended web and SMS services and products within the state following the police crackdown in opposition to parts of ‘Waris Punjab De,’ headed by way of radical preacher Amritpal Singh.

    The preacher himself, then again, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was once intercepted within the Jalandhar district.

    Police have mentioned that efforts have been directly to nab the fugitive preacher.

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Thursday mentioned some delicate subject matter recovered from an affiliate of radical preacher Amritpal Singh signifies that they have been considering “anti-national” actions.

    Previous within the day, Khanna Police mentioned they’d arrested one Tejinder Singh Gill who was once a part of the non-public safety of the Khalistan sympathizer.

    Addressing the media right here, Punjab Inspector Basic of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill mentioned wondering Tejinder Singh Gill, police were given some delicate subject matter which signifies that the crowd was once considering “anti-national” actions.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “All the way through his wondering and from his cell research, a number of information got here to gentle which displays they have been considering anti-national actions,” he mentioned.

    “There have been movies that display that they have been doing firing observe close to Jallupur Khera. Some pictures and photographs display that they have got made holograms of Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF). There have been some movies of the loading and unloading of guns,” he mentioned.

    ALSO READ | Amritpal ‘brainwashed’ early life at rehab centre to construct terrorist outfit: Officers

    The proof bought to this point give a robust suspicion that Amritpal Singh had a cross-border hyperlink, added Gill.

    The IG mentioned to this point 207 individuals had been detained within the subject, out of which, 30 are hardcore criminals. The remainder 177 will likely be launched after verification, he added.

    There are transparent directions that no blameless will also be booked on this subject. Motion will likely be taken handiest in opposition to those that have been considering felony actions, he mentioned.

    Gill mentioned that Baljit Kaur arrested from Shahbad in Kurukshetra (Haryana) had allegedly harboured Amritpal and his close-aide Papalpreet Singh on March 19. Kaur had recognized Papalpreet for greater than two years, he mentioned.

    Government had remaining week suspended web and SMS services and products within the state following the police crackdown in opposition to parts of ‘Waris Punjab De,’ headed by way of radical preacher Amritpal Singh.

    The preacher himself, then again, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was once intercepted within the Jalandhar district.

    Police have mentioned that efforts have been directly to nab the fugitive preacher.

  • Gangster, two mates killed in police ‘come across’ in Punjab

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    CHANDIGARH: 3 gangsters have been killed in an ‘come across’ with the Anti-Gangster Process Drive (AGTF) of Punjab Police on Wednesday.

    The alleged come across happened at New Fatehgarh Sahib Marketplace in Bassi Pathana of Fatehgarh Sahib.

    A gangster Tejinder Singh alias Teja and two of his mates have been killed within the alleged come across. Teja is reported to be a mastermind within the Phillaur shoot-out case during which a police constable Kuldeep Singh Bajwa used to be killed.

    Director Basic of Police, Gaurav Yadav mentioned {that a} crew led via Further DGP Promod Ban on Wednesday night controlled to track the positioning of Teja. The police crew used to be chasing his automobile during which Teja and his mates have been travelling, when in an try to get away Teja and his males opened hearth on the police crew. The police crew fired in go back. Throughout the alternate of fireside, Teja and one in all his mates have been killed at the spot. Every other affiliate of the gangster suffered accidents. He used to be admitted to a health facility the place he succumbed. 

    The police crew recovered six pistols from the automobile.

    “Throughout this plan of action, a police officer sustained bullet damage, whilst any other suffered fracture on his leg,” Gaurav Yadav mentioned.

    CHANDIGARH: 3 gangsters have been killed in an ‘come across’ with the Anti-Gangster Process Drive (AGTF) of Punjab Police on Wednesday.

    The alleged come across happened at New Fatehgarh Sahib Marketplace in Bassi Pathana of Fatehgarh Sahib.

    A gangster Tejinder Singh alias Teja and two of his mates have been killed within the alleged come across. Teja is reported to be a mastermind within the Phillaur shoot-out case during which a police constable Kuldeep Singh Bajwa used to be killed.

    Director Basic of Police, Gaurav Yadav mentioned {that a} crew led via Further DGP Promod Ban on Wednesday night controlled to track the positioning of Teja. The police crew used to be chasing his automobile during which Teja and his mates have been travelling, when in an try to get away Teja and his males opened hearth on the police crew. The police crew fired in go back. Throughout the alternate of fireside, Teja and one in all his mates have been killed at the spot. Every other affiliate of the gangster suffered accidents. He used to be admitted to a health facility the place he succumbed. 

    The police crew recovered six pistols from the automobile.

    “Throughout this plan of action, a police officer sustained bullet damage, whilst any other suffered fracture on his leg,” Gaurav Yadav mentioned.

  • Sidhu Moosewala homicide case; Gangster Deepak Tinu’s ‘female friend’ held from Mumbai

    Through PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Days after gangster Deepak Tinu escaped from police custody in Punjab’s Mansa, his alleged female friend was once nabbed by way of a crew of Punjab police from Mumbai airport.

    Punjab Director Common of Police Gaurav Yadav on Sunday mentioned a crew of the Anti-Gangster Job Pressure (AGTF) nabbed Tinu’s girl associate who was once seeking to head to the Maldives.

    She was once with Tinu when he escaped from police custody. The DGP additional mentioned efforts have been directly to nab Tinu.

    “Primary leap forward in Deepak Tinu custody break out, #AGTF @PunjabPoliceInd arrested girl associate of Tinu from #MumbaiAirport in an intelligence-based ops. She was once with legal when he escaped & was once on strategy to #Maldives when nabbed. Additional #investigations to nab Tinu underway,” Yadav tweeted Sunday night time.

    Tinu, one of the crucial accused in singer Sidhu Moosewala’s homicide, escaped from the custody of the Crime Investigation Company (CIA) unit of the Mansa police closing week.

    Pritpal Singh, who was once the CIA Incharge Mansa, had allegedly taken Tinu in his car to his reliable place of dwelling to facilitate a gathering with the gangster’s alleged female friend.

    Later, the gangster at the side of his female friend escaped.

    The Punjab Police has brushed aside from carrier and apprehended Pritpal Singh and an FIR was once registered towards him for dereliction in responsibility.

    Police had additionally constituted a four-member Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) to probe the topic.

    Inspector Common of Police (IGP) of Patiala Vary M S Chhina will lead the SIT and its participants are Assistant IG Anti-Gangster Job Pressure (AGTF) Opinderjit Singh, SSP Mansa Gaurav Toora and DSP of AGTF Bikramjeet Singh Brar.

    CHANDIGARH: Days after gangster Deepak Tinu escaped from police custody in Punjab’s Mansa, his alleged female friend was once nabbed by way of a crew of Punjab police from Mumbai airport.

    Punjab Director Common of Police Gaurav Yadav on Sunday mentioned a crew of the Anti-Gangster Job Pressure (AGTF) nabbed Tinu’s girl associate who was once seeking to head to the Maldives.

    She was once with Tinu when he escaped from police custody. The DGP additional mentioned efforts have been directly to nab Tinu.

    “Primary leap forward in Deepak Tinu custody break out, #AGTF @PunjabPoliceInd arrested girl associate of Tinu from #MumbaiAirport in an intelligence-based ops. She was once with legal when he escaped & was once on strategy to #Maldives when nabbed. Additional #investigations to nab Tinu underway,” Yadav tweeted Sunday night time.

    Tinu, one of the crucial accused in singer Sidhu Moosewala’s homicide, escaped from the custody of the Crime Investigation Company (CIA) unit of the Mansa police closing week.

    Pritpal Singh, who was once the CIA Incharge Mansa, had allegedly taken Tinu in his car to his reliable place of dwelling to facilitate a gathering with the gangster’s alleged female friend.

    Later, the gangster at the side of his female friend escaped.

    The Punjab Police has brushed aside from carrier and apprehended Pritpal Singh and an FIR was once registered towards him for dereliction in responsibility.

    Police had additionally constituted a four-member Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) to probe the topic.

    Inspector Common of Police (IGP) of Patiala Vary M S Chhina will lead the SIT and its participants are Assistant IG Anti-Gangster Job Pressure (AGTF) Opinderjit Singh, SSP Mansa Gaurav Toora and DSP of AGTF Bikramjeet Singh Brar.

  • Punjab Police registers FIR over AAP price of BJP ‘providing cash’ to its MLAs

    By means of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police on Wednesday registered a case after the ruling AAP complained to the state DGP, accusing the BJP of an try to poach its MLAs.

    State Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema at the side of celebration MLAs had met DGP Gaurav Yadav over the problem and demanded an intensive probe.

    The ruling celebration had previous mentioned no less than its 10 MLAs have been approached via BJP other folks with an be offering of Rs 25 crore each and every in a bid to topple the state govt.

    An reliable spokesperson of the state police mentioned, “Following a grievance filed via some MLAs of the state, the Punjab Police registered a primary knowledge document underneath Segment 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 171-B and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).”

    The spokesperson added, “Police registered an FIR on prima facie foundation and the investigation has been transferred to the Vigilance Bureau as in line with same old pointers.”

    Previous within the day, the Opposition Congress had dared the ruling celebration to get the problem probed via an impartial company underneath the supervision of the Top Court docket.

    A senior BJP chief additionally sought a CBI investigation into the accusations, describing the claims as a “maximum ridiculous funny story”.

    Cheema was once accompanied via celebration MLAs Budh Ram, Kulwant Pandori, Manjit Singh Bilaspur, Dinesh Chadha, Raman Arora, Narinder Kaur Bharaj, Rajneesh Dahiya, Rupinder Singh Glad, Sheetal Angural and Labh Singh Ugoke to the DGP’s place of business on Wednesday.

    Addressing the media right here, Cheema mentioned to “divulge the unholy ways” of the BJP, he and AAP MLAs gave a proper grievance at the side of “all proofs” to DGP Yadav for an even probe into the subject.

    A grievance towards BJP leaders and brokers has additionally been filed for allegedly issuing loss of life threats to Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural, he mentioned.

    “He was once informed that if the proof was once introduced, then he can be killed. We’ve evidence of this additionally,” Cheema claimed.

    He mentioned BJP brokers and employees from Delhi and Punjab had allegedly attempted to become independent from 35 MLAs from AAP to topple the federal government in Punjab.

    Cheema accused the BJP of murdering democracy via toppling elected governments in more than a few states after the use of central companies just like the CBI and the ED and likewise via providing cash.

    However the “Operation Lotus” has utterly failed in Punjab, mentioned Cheema. The finance minister claimed the BJP is threatened via the emerging graph of AAP in different states.

    The BJP won’t ever reach its “depraved plans” in Punjab despite the fact that they provide Rs 2,200 crore for the reason that dependable infantrymen of AAP underneath the management of Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann are status like a rock, he mentioned.

    In the meantime, Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned the BJP’s “Operation Lotus” had previous failed in Delhi the place it would now not purchase AAP legislators.

    “Now, they have got attempted to manner six-seven MLAs in Punjab,” mentioned Mann in a video message.

    “The MLAs have been introduced cash,” he alleged.

    BJP nationwide normal secretary Tarun Chugh demanded a CBI investigation into the accusations whilst describing the ruling celebration’s claims because the “maximum ridiculous funny story”.

    Chugh mentioned, “It’s the maximum ridiculous funny story that AAP is taking part in on Punjabis for the easy explanation why that they wish to deflect the folks’s consideration from gross corruption the AAP govt has executed in liquor coverage in Punjab.

    ” Chugh mentioned via going to the DGP with a grievance at the foundation of “pretend calls”, the AAP govt is coming into affordable and misleading politics, which ultimately would turn out to be a crisis for Punjab.

    He mentioned a identical tactic was once followed via AAP in Delhi, which in the long run “proved to be a hoax”.

    “AAP is taking part in politics of ridicule and mimicry to divert other folks’s consideration from the core problems which might be hanging a grave risk to Punjab,” he mentioned.

    The Punjab Congress demanded that the AAP govt get the problem probed via an impartial investigating company underneath the supervision of the Top Court docket.

    It additionally requested AAP to supply proof towards the BJP at the allegations of horse-trading within the state.

    “There may be robust chance of AAP imploding in Punjab with MLAs feeling suffocated, dissatisfied and alienated as the ability is being wielded and loved via outsiders,” state Congress leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring mentioned.

    Therefore, the celebration is attempting to make an excuse because it did in Delhi via levelling identical allegations and not anything got here out of the ones allegations there, he said.

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police on Wednesday registered a case after the ruling AAP complained to the state DGP, accusing the BJP of an try to poach its MLAs.

    State Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema at the side of celebration MLAs had met DGP Gaurav Yadav over the problem and demanded an intensive probe.

    The ruling celebration had previous mentioned no less than its 10 MLAs have been approached via BJP other folks with an be offering of Rs 25 crore each and every in a bid to topple the state govt.

    An reliable spokesperson of the state police mentioned, “Following a grievance filed via some MLAs of the state, the Punjab Police registered a primary knowledge document underneath Segment 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 171-B and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).”

    The spokesperson added, “Police registered an FIR on prima facie foundation and the investigation has been transferred to the Vigilance Bureau as in line with same old pointers.”

    Previous within the day, the Opposition Congress had dared the ruling celebration to get the problem probed via an impartial company underneath the supervision of the Top Court docket.

    A senior BJP chief additionally sought a CBI investigation into the accusations, describing the claims as a “maximum ridiculous funny story”.

    Cheema was once accompanied via celebration MLAs Budh Ram, Kulwant Pandori, Manjit Singh Bilaspur, Dinesh Chadha, Raman Arora, Narinder Kaur Bharaj, Rajneesh Dahiya, Rupinder Singh Glad, Sheetal Angural and Labh Singh Ugoke to the DGP’s place of business on Wednesday.

    Addressing the media right here, Cheema mentioned to “divulge the unholy ways” of the BJP, he and AAP MLAs gave a proper grievance at the side of “all proofs” to DGP Yadav for an even probe into the subject.

    A grievance towards BJP leaders and brokers has additionally been filed for allegedly issuing loss of life threats to Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural, he mentioned.

    “He was once informed that if the proof was once introduced, then he can be killed. We’ve evidence of this additionally,” Cheema claimed.

    He mentioned BJP brokers and employees from Delhi and Punjab had allegedly attempted to become independent from 35 MLAs from AAP to topple the federal government in Punjab.

    Cheema accused the BJP of murdering democracy via toppling elected governments in more than a few states after the use of central companies just like the CBI and the ED and likewise via providing cash.

    However the “Operation Lotus” has utterly failed in Punjab, mentioned Cheema. The finance minister claimed the BJP is threatened via the emerging graph of AAP in different states.

    The BJP won’t ever reach its “depraved plans” in Punjab despite the fact that they provide Rs 2,200 crore for the reason that dependable infantrymen of AAP underneath the management of Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann are status like a rock, he mentioned.

    In the meantime, Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned the BJP’s “Operation Lotus” had previous failed in Delhi the place it would now not purchase AAP legislators.

    “Now, they have got attempted to manner six-seven MLAs in Punjab,” mentioned Mann in a video message.

    “The MLAs have been introduced cash,” he alleged.

    BJP nationwide normal secretary Tarun Chugh demanded a CBI investigation into the accusations whilst describing the ruling celebration’s claims because the “maximum ridiculous funny story”.

    Chugh mentioned, “It’s the maximum ridiculous funny story that AAP is taking part in on Punjabis for the easy explanation why that they wish to deflect the folks’s consideration from gross corruption the AAP govt has executed in liquor coverage in Punjab.

    ” Chugh mentioned via going to the DGP with a grievance at the foundation of “pretend calls”, the AAP govt is coming into affordable and misleading politics, which ultimately would turn out to be a crisis for Punjab.

    He mentioned a identical tactic was once followed via AAP in Delhi, which in the long run “proved to be a hoax”.

    “AAP is taking part in politics of ridicule and mimicry to divert other folks’s consideration from the core problems which might be hanging a grave risk to Punjab,” he mentioned.

    The Punjab Congress demanded that the AAP govt get the problem probed via an impartial investigating company underneath the supervision of the Top Court docket.

    It additionally requested AAP to supply proof towards the BJP at the allegations of horse-trading within the state.

    “There may be robust chance of AAP imploding in Punjab with MLAs feeling suffocated, dissatisfied and alienated as the ability is being wielded and loved via outsiders,” state Congress leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring mentioned.

    Therefore, the celebration is attempting to make an excuse because it did in Delhi via levelling identical allegations and not anything got here out of the ones allegations there, he said.

  • Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu’s killer and two aides arrested 

    By means of Categorical Information Carrier

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab police on Tuesday arrested a key accused within the Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu homicide case.

    Gurwinder Singh alias Baba alias Raja, a proclaimed culprit (PO) of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) used to be arrested at Tarn Taran at the side of his two aides Sandeep Singh alias Kala of Amritsar and Gurpreet Singh alias Randhawa.

    The police recovered one hand-grenade, one RDX-IED, two .30 bore pistols at the side of magazines and 13 are living cartridges, 635 grams heroin, 100 grams opium, Rs 36.90 lakhs drug cash, and one Mitsubishi Lancer automotive from their ownership.

    Director Common of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav stated that Gurwinder Singh had performed a key function within the homicide by means of offering guns to the hitman. A probe published that he’s an in depth affiliate of infamous gangsters Sukhpreet Singh alias Harry Chatha and Sukhmeetpal Singh alias Sukh Bikhariwal a major suspect within the case.

    Inspector Common of Police (IGP) Ferozepur Vary Jaskaran Singh stated that following dependable inputs that Gurwinder Baba at the side of his aide Sandeep on find out how to Khadoor Sahib, the Tarn Taran police intercepted the white Lancer automotive during which each had been travelling and controlled to arrest them. Two pistols with loaded magazines, 635 grams of heroin, 100-gram opium and Rs 3.90 lakh drug cash had been recovered from the auto, he added.

    He stated that, later, following the disclosures of Gurwinder Baba, police recovered one hand grenade, one RDX-IED and Rs 33 lakhs drug cash from the positioning pinpointed within the house of Police District Batala. Initial investigations recommend that the recovered explosives, fingers, and medicine had been smuggled by means of drones from Pakistan, he claimed.

    SSP Tarn Taran Ranjit Singh Dhillon stated {that a} case has been registered underneath sections 18, 21, 25, and 29 of the NDPS Act, sections 25(6) and 25(7) of the Fingers Act, sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substance Act and sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Airplane Act at Police Station Verowal. He stated that those arrests are prone to result in additional disclosures of cross-border smuggling modules. Additional investigations are on, he added.

    The NIA had ultimate 12 months filed a supplementary fee sheet in opposition to 3 Khalistan Liberation Drive (KLF) terrorists on this connection.

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab police on Tuesday arrested a key accused within the Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu homicide case.

    Gurwinder Singh alias Baba alias Raja, a proclaimed culprit (PO) of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) used to be arrested at Tarn Taran at the side of his two aides Sandeep Singh alias Kala of Amritsar and Gurpreet Singh alias Randhawa.

    The police recovered one hand-grenade, one RDX-IED, two .30 bore pistols at the side of magazines and 13 are living cartridges, 635 grams heroin, 100 grams opium, Rs 36.90 lakhs drug cash, and one Mitsubishi Lancer automotive from their ownership.

    Director Common of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav stated that Gurwinder Singh had performed a key function within the homicide by means of offering guns to the hitman. A probe published that he’s an in depth affiliate of infamous gangsters Sukhpreet Singh alias Harry Chatha and Sukhmeetpal Singh alias Sukh Bikhariwal a major suspect within the case.

    Inspector Common of Police (IGP) Ferozepur Vary Jaskaran Singh stated that following dependable inputs that Gurwinder Baba at the side of his aide Sandeep on find out how to Khadoor Sahib, the Tarn Taran police intercepted the white Lancer automotive during which each had been travelling and controlled to arrest them. Two pistols with loaded magazines, 635 grams of heroin, 100-gram opium and Rs 3.90 lakh drug cash had been recovered from the auto, he added.

    He stated that, later, following the disclosures of Gurwinder Baba, police recovered one hand grenade, one RDX-IED and Rs 33 lakhs drug cash from the positioning pinpointed within the house of Police District Batala. Initial investigations recommend that the recovered explosives, fingers, and medicine had been smuggled by means of drones from Pakistan, he claimed.

    SSP Tarn Taran Ranjit Singh Dhillon stated {that a} case has been registered underneath sections 18, 21, 25, and 29 of the NDPS Act, sections 25(6) and 25(7) of the Fingers Act, sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substance Act and sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Airplane Act at Police Station Verowal. He stated that those arrests are prone to result in additional disclosures of cross-border smuggling modules. Additional investigations are on, he added.

    The NIA had ultimate 12 months filed a supplementary fee sheet in opposition to 3 Khalistan Liberation Drive (KLF) terrorists on this connection.

  • Come across underway between Punjab Police, two suspected Moose Wala killers

    Via PTI

    CHANDIGARH: An alternate of fireside was once underway in Amritsar on Wednesday between the Punjab Police and two gangsters, believed to be concerned within the killing of singer Sidhu Moose Wala, professional assets stated.

    The operation of the Anti-Gangster Process Pressure of the Punjab Police is occurring at Bhakna village, they stated.

    Consistent with professional assets, gangsters Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kusa, the 2 shooters who have been allegedly concerned within the killing of Moosewala, have been at huge.

    The world has been cordoned off, they added.

    Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, often referred to as Sidhu Moosewala, was once shot lifeless in Punjab’s Mansa district on Might 29.

    CHANDIGARH: An alternate of fireside was once underway in Amritsar on Wednesday between the Punjab Police and two gangsters, believed to be concerned within the killing of singer Sidhu Moose Wala, professional assets stated.

    The operation of the Anti-Gangster Process Pressure of the Punjab Police is occurring at Bhakna village, they stated.

    Consistent with professional assets, gangsters Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kusa, the 2 shooters who have been allegedly concerned within the killing of Moosewala, have been at huge.

    The world has been cordoned off, they added.

    Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, often referred to as Sidhu Moosewala, was once shot lifeless in Punjab’s Mansa district on Might 29.

  • Ultimate SIT file on 2015 Punjab sacrilege circumstances places blames on Dera Sacha Sauda

    By way of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The overall investigation file of the Punjab Police at the 2015 desecration circumstances has pinned blame on Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda.

    Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday passed over the 467-page file of the particular investigation crew of the Punjab Police to Sikh leaders, together with Chamkaur Singh and Main Singh Pandori right here, mentioned officers.

    The SIT led via Inspector Normal of Police SPS Parmar investigated the incidents and post the report back to the state DGP on April 21.

    The incidents associated with the robbery of a ‘bir’ (reproduction) of the Guru Ganth Sahib, striking up handwritten sacrilegious posters and torn pages of the holy guide discovered scattered at Bargari had taken position in Faridkot in 2015.

    Those incidents had ended in protests in Faridkot.

    Within the police firing at protesters in October 2015, two individuals had been killed in Behbal Kalan whilst some other folks had been injured at Kotkapura in Faridkot.

    In step with the file, Dera leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been named in 3 desecration incidents.

    As consistent with the file, the reason in the back of the 3 circumstances “is having a right away hyperlink with the Dera Sacha Sauda and the accused individuals who’re fascinated with those circumstances are fans of the mentioned dera.”

    “It’s glaring from subject matter/proof accrued via the SIT of the Punjab Police that the accused had been having direct nexus with the control of the dera. The reason in the back of the incidents used to be additionally having a hyperlink with the film ‘MSG-2’,” it mentioned.

    Fans of the Dera Sacha Sauda had been disappointed over the non-release of Ram Rahim starrer Messenger of God (MSG-2) film.

    The opposite accused in those 3 circumstances are Sukhjinder Singh, alias Sunny, Shakti Singh, Baljit Singh, Randeep Singh, alias Neela, Ranjit Singh, alias Bhola, Nishan Singh, Narinder Sharma and Pardeep Singh.

    The 3 different accused–Harsh Dhuri, Pardeep Kler and Sandeep Bareta–are but to be arrested.

    They have got been declared proclaimed offenders.

    Dera Sacha Sauda follower Mohinder Friend Bittu, who used to be a key accused within the circumstances, used to be killed in a Nabha jail via two inmates in 2019.

    The SIT had even puzzled Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh within the Sunaria prison of Haryana’s Rohtak in reference to the incidents.

    On the other hand, the file mentioned Ram Rahim remained “non-cooperative” all over the process investigation via the SIT.

    The 3 circumstances of sacrilege are below trial at a Faridkot courtroom and the following date for the framing of fees in opposition to the accused is July 29.

    Remaining yr, the CBI at the instructions of the Punjab and Haryana Prime Courtroom had passed over the paperwork and information associated with the 2015 incidents to the Punjab Police SIT.

    In 2015, the then SAD-BJP executive had passed over the 3 circumstances to the CBI for probe.

    The Punjab executive had passed over the probe to an SIT of the state police in September 2018 after the state Meeting handed a answer taking flight consent to the CBI to analyze those circumstances, noting loss of growth within the investigation.

  • Punjab police arrest 13 participants of Pinda gang

    By way of Specific Information Carrier

    CHANDIGARH: After a three-week-long operation, the Punjab police has busted an extortion and fingers smuggling racket. A complete of 13 gang participants together with skilled shooters had been arrested through the police. The participants had been affiliated to Palwinder Singh alias Pinda gang a detailed aide of gangster Vicky Gounder. Additionally, six different individuals had been arrested on fees of harboring and offering logistic improve.

    Senior Superintendent of Police of Jalandhar (Rural) Swapan Sharma mentioned {that a} shut aide of gangster Vicky Gounder, Palwinder Singh alias Pinda, whose position used to be additionally emerged within the Nabha Prison damage, is alleged to be the Kingpin of the crowd and used to be it sounds as if dealing with the crowd with the assistance of Paramjit alias Pamma, a local of Shahkot, Jalandhar and recently dwelling in Greece.

    All the ones arrested people are history-sheeters and feature been going through prison instances of heinous crimes together with homicide, try to homicide, extortion, and fingers smuggling.

    The police have additionally recovered 9 guns together with Seven .32 bore pistols, 3 .315 bore Pistols, one .315 bore gun, and one .12 bore gun, and two automobiles together with Toyota Innova and Mahindra XUV 500, but even so, foreign exchange amounting to Rs 8 lakhs from their ownership.

    Sharma mentioned that Paramjit alias Pamma used to finance the crowd and used to ship foreign exchange by way of Hawala to Amarjit alias Amar, who additional used to distribute a number of the gang participants to hold out more than a few prison actions. 

    He mentioned that the crowd is energetic for the final six years and has been interested by arranged extortion, armed freeway theft, land mafia and weapon smuggling from Madhya Pradesh.

    “With the arrest of this crew, the police have additionally been ready to crack 3 blind instances which come with homicide, extortion, and freeway armed theft happened in Jalandhar and Bathinda,” mentioned Sharma, whilst including that of general 19 arrested individuals, a minimum of 12 had been sought after through the police in 8 prison instances.