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  • Moose Wala killing: Gasoline receipt helped Punjab Police unveil path of occasions attached with homicide

    Through PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Restoration of gasoline receipt from the car used within the crime helped the Punjab Police to unveil the path of occasions attached with the homicide of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh, popularly referred to as Sidhu Moose Wala.

    Up to now 10 accused, together with the principle conspirator gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, were arrested within the case, police stated.

    The police have additionally recognized 4 shooters concerned within the crime, an reputable commentary stated on Thursday.

    Moose Wala, who left his area along side two males, was once shot useless through some unidentified folks on Would possibly 29.

    He was once riding his Mahindra Thar car on the time of the incident.

    One of the vital essential leads was once the restoration of a gasoline receipt of the petrol pump founded in Fatehabad in Haryana from the Bolero SUV, which was once used within the crime and later discovered deserted close to Khayala village, about 13 km from the spot, the commentary stated.

    A police crew was once dispatched to the petrol station of Fatehabad to collect the CCTV photos on identical day.

    “The police groups have procured CCTV photos and controlled to spot one of the vital suspects, in all probability a shooter, who was once later recognized as Priyawarat of Sonipat.

    The CCTV photos was once additionally procured from the path taken through the Bolero earlier than and after the filling of the diesel on the gasoline station,” it stated.

    Police have recovered the entire cars together with Mahindra Bolero, Toyota Corolla, and white Alto automotive used within the crime.

    The assailants in Toyota Corolla had stopped and snatched the Alto automotive at gunpoint, leaving in the back of the Corolla, which were given broken all through the incident and escaped against Khara Barnala village adopted through the white Bolero.

    The white Alto was once additionally discovered deserted on Would possibly 30 close to Dharamkot in Moga district and the path taken through the accused was once recognized from the CCTV photos.

    5 of the ones arrested belong to Haryana.

    All were arrested for hatching conspiracy, offering logistic toughen, carrying out recce and harbouring the shooters, stated the commentary.

    In the meantime, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who’s below seven-day police custody, was once being wondered for the second one day through the Punjab Police within the Moose Wala’s homicide case.

    The investigation to this point has published that the arrested accused have been performing at the instructions of Bishnoi and Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, and 3 different gangsters.

  • Sidhu Moose Wala homicide: Punjab Police reconstitutes SIT beneath supervision of Anti-Gangster Job Pressure head

    Via PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police on Wednesday reconstituted the particular investigation crew (SIT), probing the killing of singer Sidhu Moose Wala, beneath the supervision of head of the Anti-Gangster Job Pressure (AGTF) to expedite investigations into the homicide case, officers stated.

    Further Director Normal of Police Pramod Ban is the top of the AGTF.

    Now, the six-member SIT (previous it had 3 contributors) can have a brand new chairman, Inspector Normal of Police (IGP) Jaskaran Singh, and two new contributors, together with Assistant Inspector Normal AGTF Gurmeet Singh Chauhan and Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Toora.

    Mansa SP (Investigation) Dharamveer Singh, Bathinda DSP (Investigation) Vishawajeet Singh and In-charge of CIA Mansa Prithipal Singh are the present 3 contributors of the SIT.

    In his contemporary order, Director Normal of Police V Ok Bhawra said that the SIT shall behavior the investigation on a daily foundation, arrest the perpetrators of this heinous crime, and on final touch of investigation, police document can be submitted within the court docket of competent jurisdiction.

    The SIT can co-opt another police officer and take the help of any knowledgeable/officer, with approval of the DGP, the order additional reads.

    Moose Wala, well-known Punjabi singer and Congress chief, was once shot lifeless on Sunday by way of unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district, an afternoon after the state govt curtailed his safety quilt.

    The state police had termed the incident as a case of an inter-gang competition and stated the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was once in the back of the homicide.

    Canada-based Goldy Brar, a member of Bishnoi gang, claimed the duty of the homicide.

  • Mohali explosion: 5 arrested, police say nexus between Babbar Khalsa, ISI

    Through PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police has arrested 5 other people in reference to the RPG assault at its intelligence headquarters in Mohali and mentioned a nexus of militant outfit Babbar Khalsa Global, Pakistan’s undercover agent company ISI and gangsters is at the back of it.

    Addressing a press convention right here on Friday night time, Director Basic of Police V Okay Bhawra mentioned a 6th accused is in police custody in a separate case.

    “As well as, two other people — Mohd Nasim Alam and Mohd Sharaf Raj — had been introduced for wondering from Noida. They firstly hail from Bihar. We have now now not arrested them but and they’re being wondered,” mentioned the DGP.

    In an audacious assault on Monday, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) used to be fired on the state police’s intelligence wing headquarters in Mohali’s Sector 77.

    Bhawra mentioned the plot at the back of the incident has been traced and a nexus of militant outfit Babbar Khalsa Global (BKI) and gangsters on the behest of Pakistan’s ISI has come to the fore.

    “The important thing conspirator who organised all logistics, on this case, is Tarn Taran resident Lakhbir Singh, alias Landa, who was once a gangster and had shifted to Canada in 2017,” the DGP mentioned. “He’s an in depth affiliate of gangster-turned-terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda, who operates from Pakistan,” he mentioned.

    The DGP mentioned Landa used to be the important thing handler, who equipped the RPG, AK-47 and the native community of criminals for logistic make stronger to hold out the assault.

    When requested from the place the RPG got here, he mentioned going by way of the markings on it, apparently to be both from Russia or Bulgaria, which made it is manner from Pakistan into Tarn Taran, Punjab’s border district.

    He mentioned the ones arrested are Jagdeep Singh Kang of Mohali; Baljit Kaur, alias Sukhi (50); Baljinder Singh, alias Rambo (41) of Patti, Tarn Taran; Kanwarjit Singh, alias Kanwar Bathtub (40), of Amritsar; and Anant Deep Singh, alias Sonu (32), of Guru Nanak Colony, Amritsar, he mentioned.

    Two vehicles have additionally been recovered from their ownership. Some of the 3 individuals who performed the assault is Charath Singh, who may be a resident of Tarn Taran.

    Alternatively, the 3 suspects who performed the assault are but to be arrested, mentioned the DGP.

    The DGP mentioned Tarn Taran resident Nishan Singh, an accused within the case, is already underneath the custody of the Faridkot police in another case. He’s going to be arrested on this case too, he mentioned.

    Nishan Singh is vital conspirator Lakhbir’s major affiliate. He used to be arrested by way of the Faridkot police a couple of days in the past, he mentioned.

    The DGP mentioned Nishan Singh equipped safe haven, organized safe haven via his pals, retrieved the RPG and passed it over to these individuals who performed the assault. “But even so, Kanwar Bathtub and Baljit Kaur are contacts of Nishan Singh,” he mentioned whilst giving main points.

    Anant Deep is a brother-in-law of Nishan Singh and used to lend a hand in offering logistic make stronger, he mentioned.

    The RPG used to be retrieved from a location equipped by way of Landa. Rambo retrieved an AK-47 as informed to him by way of Nishan Singh. Rambo then took it and passed it over to Charath Singh, he mentioned.

    Bhawra mentioned first of all Charath Singh had equipped hideouts to 2 attackers and later he passed over them to Nishan Singh, who had organized their keep on the place of abode of Kanwarjit Bathtub and Baljit Kaur in Amritsar from April 27 to Might 7.

    Nishan Singh had additionally retrieved the RPG from the earmarked location at the Kulla-Patti street at the instructions of Landa, he added. “Their native touch in Mohali used to be Jagdeep Kang. He equipped the native logistic make stronger. Charath Singh and Jagdeep Singh Kang visited the world all over the day time on Might 9,” he mentioned.

    “In spite of everything, Charath Singh and two extra who had come from outdoor carried out the assault,” mentioned the DGP.

    The DGP mentioned the Punjab Police had been on manhunt to arrest Charathn Singh, who’s serving lifestyles sentence in a homicide case and is out on parole. They’re additionally looking for his two accomplices. Requested from the place did the 3 get the learning to fireside the RPG, the DGP quipped, “Glance, in this day and age many stuff are to be had at the YouTube, that’s the turn aspect of generation.”

    Requested if any connection of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of the Sikhs for Justice got here to the fore, he answered, “See, anything else going down in Punjab, Himachal, Pannun takes credit score of the entirety, so I can now not say anything else on that. The item is that it’s some terror organisations and a few gangsters, they’ve carried out it”.

    Previous, police assets had mentioned Pakistan-based Rinda has been taking the assistance of native gangsters to hold out anti-national actions. His identify got here up when a fear plot used to be foiled not too long ago with the arrest of 4 suspected Pakistan-linked terrorists in Haryana’s Karnal.

    Rinda’s involvement used to be additionally detected in a hand-grenade assault on the Crime Investigation Company (CIA) place of job in Nawanshahr final month.

  • The lengthy shadow of Khalistan

    It used to be round 7.45 pm at the night time of Would possibly 9 when the intelligence wing headquarters of Punjab Police in scenic Mohali used to be all at once rocked through a mini blast and the sound of shattered window panes. The assault, the usage of an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade), came about when lots of the sleuths had left for the day, so there have been no cas­ualties. But it surely once more raised a safety age­ncies bogey—the lengthy shadow of the Kha­listan motion hasn’t light away as but.

    It used to be round 7.45 pm at the night time of Would possibly 9 when the intelligence wing headquarters of Punjab Police in scenic Mohali used to be all at once rocked through a mini blast and the sound of shattered window panes. The assault, the usage of an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade), came about when lots of the sleuths had left for the day, so there have been no cas­ualties. But it surely once more raised a safety age­ncies bogey—the lengthy shadow of the Kha­listan motion hasn’t light away as but.

    Quickly after the assault, a voice word landed at Himachal Pradesh leader minister Jai Ram Thakur’s workplace claiming to be from New York-based Gurpatwant Pannun, founding father of the banned Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice. It claimed credit score for the assault in Mohali and left a danger that the Shimla Police HQ might be subsequent. However investigators quickly rev­ealed that it used to be a bogus declare; the Mohali assault used to be it sounds as if engineered through gangster-turned-militant Harvinder Singh Sandhu, a.ok.a. Rinda Sandhu.

    Greater than the blast itself, it used to be the timing that added insult to harm for the state police. Punjab Police has been criticised for its overzealousness in registering police circumstances towards the political competitors of the ruling Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration, allegedly for making defamatory remarks towards birthday celebration leader Arvind Kejriwal. The try to arrest arguable BJP adolescence wing chief Tajinder Bagga from his Delhi place of abode, violating laid-down norms, had long gone south after the police departments of 2 different states, Delhi and Haryana, were given concerned. They now not handiest needed to free up Bagga however the courts stayed his arrest until July 5. In a similar way, the try to e-book poet and ex-AAP member Kumar Vishwas and Congress chief Alka Lamba additionally backfired. Vishwas had referred to as Kejriwal a “Khalistan supporter”.

    So Khalistan is within the information once more, due to a series of mysterious incidents that lack any resemblance to the terrorist violence of the separatist motion in its heyday. Within the ultimate week of April, a so-called ‘Khalistan-murdabad’ march of a nebulous fringe Hindutva outfit, the ‘Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray)’ grew to become violent in Patiala after it used to be att­acked through Nihangs and different Sikh teams. In keeping with information studies, the ‘Shiv Sena’ chief Harsh Singla used to be additionally attacked through native Hindu teams angered through his provocation of Sikh sentiments. Curfew used to be imposed to revive order, however there used to be no lack of existence.

    Punjab Police is investigating the Mohali blast. Those that conspire to disrupt peace and team spirit within the state may not be spared

    – Bhagwant Mann, Leader Minister, Punjab

    The Hindutva outfit, for its section, maintained that it used to be protesting an alleged name through Pannun for a ‘Khalistan sthapna diwas (Khalistan basis day)’ on April 29. Singla used to be arrested and handiest after protests from different Hindutva organisations did the police officers additionally e-book the manager of the novel Sikh outfit Damdami Taksal Jatha, Barjinder Parwana, for his outfit’s section within the violence.

    Punjab leader minister Bhagwant Mann has given reassurances after the Patiala and Mohali incidents that the state police will crack down on all components developing bother within the state. “The police are investigating the Mohali blast. Those that conspire to disrupt the peace and team spirit within the state may not be spared,” stated Mann, who additionally heads the house ministry. Alternatively, the opposition BJP isn’t satisfied. “The police and safety companies are pointing hands on the Khalistanis, however the CM refuses to criticise them,” says Subhash Sharma, the BJP state unit normal secretary.

    In the meantime, in Himachal Pradesh, a Particular Investigation Crew is probing a curious case from the night time of Would possibly 7 when Khalistani flags had been discovered tied to the gates of the state (wintry weather) meeting development in Dha­ram­shala. The police once more see the hand of SFJ’s Pannun in instigating native components.

    The reaction of state governments to such incidents suggests a rising center of attention at the involvement of prison gangs within the title of ‘Khalistan’. The brand new AAP authorities led through Mann has constituted an anti-gangster squad within the Punjab police below ADGP Pramod Ban, however it’s early days but. Police assets say there are 70 organised gangs with over 500 recognized contributors energetic within the state. Some 300 gangsters are lodged in several jails. The collection of gangs has risen 3 times within the previous 5-7 years. Considered one of them, led through Rinda, has prolonged the gangster community in north India to pro-Khalistani militant outfits run from Pakistan, say safety companies. Those cross-border outfits it sounds as if come with the Wadhawa Singh Babbar-led Babbar Khalsa World (BKI), the Lakhbir Singh Rode—nephew of slain terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale—led Khalistan Liberation Pressure (KLF), Ranjeet Singh Neeta-led Khalistan Zindabad Pressure (KZF) and Paramjit Panjwar’s Khalistan Commando Pressure (KCF). A lot of these outfits are reportedly busy nowadays pushing counterfeit foreign money, medication and fingers into India in conjunction with ordering focused killings and assaults. Rinda is suspected to have fled to Pakistan by way of Nepal in 2019 on a pretend passport and joined Babbar’s outfit. He it sounds as if organised the blasts in Ludhiana, Nawanshahr and at a police station in Ropar previous this yr to create a reputation for himself.

    Early ultimate yr, Punjab Police effectively extradited any other gangster, Sukh Bhikhariwal, from Dubai. His gang is suspected to have completed anti-Khalistan activist and Shaurya Chakra winner Balwinder Sandhu in Tarn Taran district at the instruction of KLF’s Rode. In January this yr, in a joint operation, police within the Ramdas house of Amritsar and Dinanagar house of Gurdaspur cracked a clique of gangsters it sounds as if operating as couriers for Rode and KCF’s Panjwar.

    Former Punjab DGP Shashikant says Khalistani outfits try once more to destabilise the non violent surroundings within the state through concentrated on social and spiritual leaders. Retired Punjab Police IG Jagdish Mittal pulls out state police knowledge to signify that previously decade, those teams will have completed greater than 100 other people, together with RSS leaders, Hindu leaders of outfits related to the Congress, leaders of fringe Hindutva outfits, Christian pastors and so on.

    Sikh protesters acquire at Fountain Chowk in Patiala after the conflict with the ‘Shiv Sena (BT)’, Apr. 29; (Picture: Harmeet Sodhi)

    Rinda used to be additionally allegedly the usage of his community to send fingers consignments to terror teams in Punjab and Kashmir, and Maoists in central and east India. On Would possibly 5, after inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Punjab Police’s intelligence wing, the Haryana police nabbed 4 gangsters—Gurpreet Singh, Amandeep Singh, Parminder Singh and Bhupinder Singh—who had been suspected to be carriers employed through Rinda to ship explosives at Adilabad in Telangana. Border Safety Pressure (BSF) groups, in conjunction with police groups from Maharashtra and Telangana, are these days tenting in Haryana’s Karnal for his or her interrogation. The Haryana police recovered improvised explosive units (IEDs), 7.5 kg of RDX, 30 reside cartridges, a pistol and Rs 1.3 lakh in money from them at a toll plaza in Karnal. Safety companies consider the 4 have already delivered two consignments in Nanded, Maharashtra, and suspect that the plan used to be to execute serial blasts in Mumbai. The police are but to establish the precise vacation spot for the seized explosives. Rinda it sounds as if used to ship them places on an app, guiding them on the place and when to make deliveries, Karnal SP Ganga Ram Punia informed india nowadays.

    Born in Tarn Taran district, Rinda grew up in Nanded ahead of coming again to wait Panjab College in 2015. However he endured to run his gang there whilst extending his operations to Punjab. A proclaimed wrongdoer (PO), the Nanded police have charged him in two homicide circumstances in conjunction with circumstances of extortion going way back to February 2016.

    Creator and commentator Jagtar Sandhu says this can be a new development noticed prior to now few years the place Khalistani teams have began the usage of criminals and gangsters, and now not ideologically dedicated other people, to get their paintings executed. Jagdish Mittal says maximum of the ones all for terror incidents aren’t even Sikhs. They’re from deficient households, most commonly unemployed and had been promised cash or a long term out of the country.

    Best officers on the Indian safety companies say the Pakistani intelligence carrier ISI has floated a brand new platform, the Lashkar-e-Khalsa, with Pakistan-based Khalistani outfits to coach and supply logistics to those prison components. The Indian companies consider Taliban mercenaries too are a part of the gang to supply guns coaching. By the way, the Mohali assault at the Intelligence HQ used a Chinese language-made RPG. The weapon has been a favorite of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Syrian rebels. In India, Naxal outfits in Chhattisgarh are stated to have get admission to to it, however this can be a first for Khalistani outfits. In January this yr, the Gurdaspur police had recovered an under-barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) from the Dinanagar house of town. It used to be it sounds as if air-dropped the usage of drones through Rode. Indian officers say the ISI has been serving to those outfits in the usage of drones since 2019 to dump guns and medication within the border districts of Punjab and J&Okay. Then leader minister Amarinder Singh had ready a file linking the air-dropping of guns and medication with Khalistani terror outfits, however not anything a lot got here of it.

    Maintaining the pot of Khalistani sentiment boiling does assist the outfits sitting in Pakistan, UK, USA, EU, Australia and Canada. The motion’s 2d avatar now has a much more influential Sikh diaspora extending it logistical beef up. Organisations just like the SFJ and the Canada-based Poetic Justice Basis are a part of a standard Khalistan community whose propaganda is performed during the gurdwaras of their international locations.

    The protests towards the contenti­ous farm rules become another excuse to whip up anti-government sentiments some of the Sikh diaspora. Safety companies at the moment are in moderation analysing the tweets and statements of Sikh politicians in UK and Canada. In mid-April, the BJP had criticised Mann for website hosting British Labour MP Tanman­jeet Singh Dhesi, who robotically ampli­fies rights violati­ons through Indian safety companies in Kashmir. In December 2020, at a protest Dhesi organised in London reverse the Indian Prime Fee, pro-Khalistan slogans too had been raised. The attendees integrated Khalistan Tiger Pressure’s Paramjit Pamma. Dhesi, then again, denies any hyperlinks to Khalistani outfits. Up to now, Mann’s predecessors like Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder remained further wary whilst assembly arguable Sikh politicians from the West. Actually, Amarinder had refused to satisfy Canadian minister Harjit Singh Sajjan in 2017 announcing his circle of relatives had hyperlinks with pro-Khalistan outfits.

    In the meantime, Jagtar Sandhu beli­eves the Khalistan motion will have died however the concept has now not. The guns seizures, scattered violence and recalcitrant components elevating the Khalistan factor at public boards are all incidents in continuity. “It’s a cat-and-mouse recreation. The federal government of the day must crack down whilst those components will proceed with their bench task.” For now, he says, it’s a regulation and order downside however an answer must be political. In the meantime, the police in Punjab are embarrassed with the assault on their intelligence HQ and the electorate fearful. Mann is assuring motion, however mere phrases gained’t suffice this time.

  • Launcher utilized in Mohali assault recovered: Punjab Police

    By means of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: An afternoon after a rocket-propelled grenade used to be fired at its intelligence wing headquarters in Mohali, the Punjab Police on Tuesday mentioned it has recovered the launcher used within the assault and that quite a few suspects had been rounded up.

    Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned the strictest punishment will likely be meted out to these looking to damage the state’s setting. Director Normal of Police (DGP) V Ok Bhawra mentioned they have a couple of leads and the case will likely be solved quickly.

    “A lot of suspects had been rounded up and puzzled. The launcher used within the assault has been recovered by means of the police and all leads advanced within the case are being pursued meticulously,” a remark issued by means of the Mohali police mentioned.

    The rocket-propelled grenade used to be fired on the 3rd flooring of the highly-guarded development in Mohali’s Sector 77 at 7:45 pm on Monday, following which an alert used to be sounded in Punjab.

    A case underneath the related sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Explosives Act has been lodged at Mohali’s Sohana police station in reference to the incident.

    The case used to be registered at the foundation of the remark of sub-inspector Balkar Singh, the safety in-charge of the intelligence wing headquarters.

    In his remark, the sub-inspector mentioned he heard the sound of an explosion at the 3rd flooring of the development and when he went there, he noticed smoke popping out of room quantity 41. He mentioned a projectile, after hitting the wall and breaking the window panes, hit the roof of the room prior to falling on a chair.

    Previous within the day, the manager minister held a gathering with the DGP and most sensible officers of the intelligence wing and directed the state police leader to probe the topic completely.

    Mann mentioned no person can be allowed to disturb the non violent setting in Punjab, including that a couple of inimical forces are continuously looking to foment bother around the state, however they’re going to by no means prevail of their nefarious designs.

    Right through the assembly, the DGP apprised the manager minister that a couple of suspects had been taken into custody for interrogation.

    “Some arrests had been made and extra will likely be made,” Mann mentioned after the assembly, it seems that relating to the individuals who had been rounded up for wondering.

    “Whoever tries to damage the ambience of Punjab might not be spared and the strictest punishment will likely be given to them, which their coming generations will take note,” the manager minister mentioned.

    Later, after a gathering with senior officers on the intelligence wing headquarters, Bhawra advised newshounds in Mohali {that a} projectile had hit the development and the explosive utilized in it sort of feels to be TNT (trinitrotoluene). “There used to be no person within the room when the incident befell. The affect used to be at the wall,” he mentioned. “However this can be a problem and we’re making all-out efforts to resolve the case,” the DGP added.

    To a query on whether or not it used to be a fear assault or there used to be a Khalistani attitude in it, Bhawra mentioned no matter comes out of the investigation, “we can mean you can know”. “We now have leads and we can quickly resolve the case,” he mentioned.

    A initial investigation pointed against the involvement of 2 males who got here in a automotive and fired the RPG on the development.

    The incident is being noticed as a big intelligence failure because the development homes the state counter-intelligence wing, the particular job pressure, the anti-gangster job pressure and a few different devices.

    Police also are suspecting the involvement of gangster-turned-terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda, who is assumed to be in Pakistan, within the incident.

    Rinda has been taking the assistance of native gangsters to hold out anti-national actions right here, police assets mentioned. His identify figured when a fear plot used to be foiled just lately with the arrest of 4 suspected Pakistan-linked terrorists in Haryana’s Karnal.

    Rinda’s involvement used to be additionally detected in a hand-grenade assault on the Crime Investigation Company (CIA) workplace in Nawanshahr remaining month.

    The incident happened days after the arrest of the 4 suspected Pakistan-linked terrorists in Karnal and the arrest of 2 people who ended in the restoration of an Improvised Explosive Tool (IED) full of 1.5 kg RDX from Punjab’s Tarn Taran district.

    The explosion additionally got here shut at the heels of the restoration of an explosive software close to the Burail Prison in Chandigarh on April 24.

    Delhi Leader Minister and Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP) nationwide convenor Arvind Kejriwal mentioned the explosion used to be “a cowardly act” and his celebration’s executive in Punjab will make certain that the culprits get the “strictest punishment”, whilst the opposition events described the incident as “aggravating” and “surprising”.

    Congress MLA and Chief of Opposition within the Meeting Partap Singh Bajwa mentioned the assault used to be being concerned and posed a risk to the hard earned peace within the state.

    “RPG assault on Punjab Police intelligence wing workplace in Mohali is being concerned. This after RDX used to be discovered few days again in Tarn Taran. Punjab has been thru darkish instances already, we will be able to’t find the money for to wreck the hard earned peace of Punjab,” Bajwa mentioned in a tweet.

    Punjab BJP leader Ashwani Sharma mentioned the blast on the development of the intelligence headquarters is an issue of outrage and expressed wonder over the native police describing it as a “minor” explosion.

    The Mohali police had on Monday mentioned a minor explosion used to be reported on the headquarters. “The executive minister wishes to concentrate on the deteriorating legislation and order state of affairs in Punjab,” Sharma mentioned in a tweet.

  • Explosion at Punjab Police’s intelligence wing HQ in Mohali

    By way of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: An explosion happened on the headquarters of the intelligence wing of the Punjab Police in Mohali Monday evening, assets mentioned right here.

    There used to be no record of harm to someone to this point, they mentioned. Police have cordoned off the realm.

    Senior officers of the Punjab Police reached the spot.

    Punjab | A blast took place outdoor the Intelligence Division development of Punjab Police in Mohali. The police have cordoned off the realm across the administrative center. %.twitter.com/5sOPC7yJrP

    — ANI (@ANI) Would possibly 9, 2022

    Despite the fact that there used to be no legit phrase at the explosion, assets mentioned it happened on the intelligence wing headquarters.

  • Punjab Police arrest Delhi BJP chief Tajinder Friend Singh Bagga in ‘Kashmir Recordsdata’ row

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    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Friday morning arrested Delhi Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) chief Tajinder Friend Singh Bagga from his place of abode within the nationwide capital. The arrest was once reportedly over a case that was once registered towards him for his statements remaining month towards Delhi Leader Minister and Nationwide Convenor of AAP Arvind Kejriwal associated with the film ‘Kashmir Recordsdata’.

    Police resources stated Bagga was once arrested through the Punjab Police from his West Delhi place of abode through the Punjab Police who had intimated the Delhi Police prior to arriving at Janakpuri police station these days morning. He was once later dropped at the similar police station for finishing criminal formalities.

    In April a case was once registered on the cyber cellular in Mohali towards Bagga beneath sections 153-A (selling enmity between other teams), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief), 505 (2) (statements developing or selling enmity) and 506 (Punishment for felony intimidation) of the IPC. In his grievance, Punjab AAP spokesman Sunny Singh Ahluwalia alleged that Bagga had made provocative statements, unfold rumours and attempted to create non secular and communal enmity. The complainant additionally submitted statements and video clips of Bagga to the police. Bagga allegedly threatened Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal all through a protest on March 30.

    Reacting to the arrest, Delhi BJP Praveen Shankar Kapoor stated, “This can be very shameful that Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal has began abusing his birthday party’s political energy in Punjab to intimidate political fighters. Each citizen of Delhi stands with the circle of relatives of Tajindar Friend Singh Bagga on this hour of disaster.”

    BJP chief Kapil Mishra tweeted, “Tajinder Bagga has been arrested through 50 police team of workers of Punjab police. He’s a real Sikh and so they can’t threaten him.”

    Have spoken with @TajinderBagga’s mom.

    Confident her that whole organisation is with them on this hour of oppression.

    BJYM will do the whole lot in our capability to convey Bagga again to protection & liberty.
    We will be able to combat again!@ArvindKejriwal, you could have messed with the incorrect guys.

    — Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) Might 6, 2022

    Additionally, BJP chief Naveen Jindal claimed that Punjab Police even thrashed his father who was once creating a video of his arrest. His father Bagga stated that round ten to 15 Punjab Police team of workers got here into their space within the morning and collected his son as they dragged him and likewise punched him within the face when he attempted creating a video of the arrest and took away his telephone.

  • Anti-Gangster Activity Drive of Punjab police arrest maximum sought after ‘terrorist’

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    CHANDIGARH: A maximum sought after ‘terrorist’ evading arrest for the closing twelve years was once on Sunday arrested via the Anti-Gangster Activity Drive (AGTF) of the Punjab Police from Lali village in Dera Bassi of Punjab.

    An lively member of Babbar Khalsa World (BKI), Charanjit Patialavi, has been the usage of other identities and hideouts. In recent times, he known himself as Granthi and was once residing in a Gurudwara at Kharagpur in West Bengal. He had come to Punjab a couple of days in the past.

    Deputy Inspector Basic of Police (AGTF) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar mentioned the accused Charanjit Patialavi, was once declared proclaimed wrongdoer in a case registered towards him on July 23, 2010, underneath quite a lot of sections of the Explosive Act and the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act at Police Station Machhiwara. On the other hand, Patialavi’s different affiliate Gurmail Singh Boba of Butta Singh Wala village was once arrested on this case with detonators and RDX. He later died.

    “Patialavi, disguising himself as a Granthi was once right now staying in Gurudwara at Kharagpur in West Bengal and was once no longer the usage of any verbal exchange tool,” mentioned Bhullar, including that other id playing cards on West Bengal deal with had been recovered from his ownership.

    Additional investigation is in procedure, it’s going to result in extra arrests and necessary disclosures, Bhullar mentioned

    Bhullar mentioned that following dependable data, the AGTF groups led via AIG AGTF Gurmeet Singh Chauhan and DSP AGTF Bikramjit Singh Brar have arrested Patialavi from close to Gurudwara at village Lali in Dera Bassi.

    An officer on situation of anonymity mentioned that Patialavi had come to Dera Bassi in Punjab a couple of days in the past as he had some non-public paintings most commonly most probably his daughter was once to get married at his village Butta Singh Wala which is close to Banur in Patiala. Earlier than moving to Kharagpur in West Bengal he was once running as a granthi and staying in numerous gurdwaras in different places of Bengal and previous to that he was once in Jharkhand.

    Charanjit alias Patialavi was once an lively member of the BKI terrorist module which was once busted via the Punjab Police in 2010 for its involvement within the Shingar Cinema Ludhiana bomb blasts in 2007 and different blasts at Kali Mata Mandir, Patiala and Ambala in 2010. All of the different buddies of Patialavi had been arrested in 2010 via the Punjab Police.

  • 14 policemen get award for ‘very good’ safety all through PM Modi’s Punjab seek advice from regardless of fiasco

    Via ANI

    CHANDIGARH: Having confronted flaks over the Ferozepur safety breach, the Punjab police have awarded ‘DGP’s Commendation Disc’ to fourteen police group of workers for making sure safety preparations with none lapses all through the Top Minister Narendra Modi’s seek advice from to Jalandhar all through the not too long ago concluded Meeting elections.

    The Punjab police had confronted flaks following the protection breach in Top Minister’s Ferozepur seek advice from in January this 12 months. PM Modi’s seek advice from to Jalandhar on February 14 for an election rally all through the Meeting polls was once his first programme in Punjab after the Ferozepur safety breach on January 5.

    A complete of 14 police group of workers were offered with the award as in step with an order via Punjab DGP VK Bhawra issued on March 26.

    The officials, who’ve been awarded the DGP’s Commendation Disc, come with Hoshiarpur SSP Dhruman Harshadray Nimbale, Kapurthala SSP Dayama Harish Omprakash, Commandant seventh Battalion Rajpal Singh Sandhu, Commandant twenty seventh Batallion Opinderjit Singh Ghuman, Jalandhar (Rural) SSP Satinder Singh, AIG Gurmeet Singh and Commandant eightieth Batallion Jagmohan Singh.

    But even so, AIG Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, DCP Jalandhar Jaskitranjit Singh Teja, AIG Rajeshwar Singh Sidhu, Manjeet Singh Dhesi, ADCP Jalandhar Suhail Qasim Mir, DSP Rakesh Yadav and Inspector Vivek Chandar have additionally been awarded the ‘DGP’s Commendation Disc’.

    In January this 12 months, the Top Minister was once scheduled to seek advice from Ferozepur to put the root stone of a couple of construction initiatives price greater than Rs 42,750 crore.

    The Top Minister’s convoy all through his seek advice from to Nationwide Martyrs Memorial in Punjab by means of street reached a flyover the place the street was once blocked via protestors. The Top Minister was once caught at the flyover for 15-20 mins. This was once a significant lapse within the safety of the Top Minister.

  • Excellent Courtroom to listen to plea associated with breach in PM’s safety in Punjab on Friday

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Excellent Courtroom will on Friday listen a plea looking for a radical investigation into the breach in Top Minister Narendra Modi’s safety in Punjab and making sure there’s no such tournament sooner or later.

    A bench headed via Leader Justice NV Ramana took be aware of senior recommend Maninder Singh’s submission {that a} critical breach within the top minister’s safety came about in Ferozepur, Punjab, on Wednesday.

    It ended in the stalling of his cavalcade in Bathinda.

    After that, the top minister returned from the poll-bound state with out attending any tournament, together with a rally.

    “Serve the reproduction (of the petition) to the state govt. We can take it day after today as the primary merchandise,” the bench, additionally comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, mentioned on Thursday when the problem was once discussed for pressing listening to lately itself.

    Singh, who on the outset sought an pressing listening to of his petition, mentioned a route will have to be handed to the district pass judgement on of Bathinda to take ownership of all of the proof on safety preparations made via the Punjab Police for the top minister’s discuss with.

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    “Given the placement in Punjab, there will have to be a good probe into the lapse and duty mounted in order that this kind of state of affairs does no longer stand up once more in long term,” the senior legal professional mentioned.

    “What’s it that you’re anticipating from us?” the bench requested.

    “We wish that such an incident isn’t repeated,” the legal professional mentioned, including that “skilled and efficient investigation” was once wanted into the police “bandobast” beneath the supervision of the court docket. It could be suitable given the ambience lately.

    “The report must be taken via the district pass judgement on, and thereafter your lordships might come to a decision what steps are to be taken. Please imagine passing an order lately itself,” he submitted.

    The senior legal professional was once citing the plea filed via “Legal professionals Voice” which mentioned the breach in safety was once intentional and raised questions about nationwide safety and the function of provide state govt government.

    On Wednesday, the top minister’s convoy was once stranded on a flyover because of a blockade via protesters in Ferozepur and then he returned from poll-bound Punjab with out attending any tournament, together with a rally.

    The Union House Ministry had additionally directed the state govt to document a direct document, announcing it didn’t make certain the specified deployment.

    House Minister Amit Shah mentioned such dereliction of the safety process all over the top minister’s discuss with is completely unacceptable and duty will likely be mounted.