Chandigarh Police have booked 21 individuals, together with Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann and his son Emaan Singh Mann, after supporters of the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha (QIM) tried to drive their approach into the town on Independence Day on Saturday, defying prohibitory orders.
In keeping with police sources, protesters attacked policemen and tried to breach a number of layers of barricades in the course of the march in the direction of Punjab Lok Bhawan.
Mann allegedly disguised himself as a affected person, along with his head wrapped in bandages, and sat in an ambulance in a bid to slide previous the safety cordon close to Punjab Lok Bhawan, Sector 6. He was taken into custody together with three others—Dpinder Partap Singh, Gopal Singh and Gurpreet Singh.
A case, FIR Quantity 96, was registered at Police Station North on the grievance of ASI Varinder Singh beneath Sections 217, 223, 353(1)(b) and three(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Part 9 of the Punjab Safety of State Act, 1953, police sources mentioned. The FIR alleges that the accused violated orders issued by the District Justice of the Peace and obstructed police personnel at Heera Singh Chowk.
His son, Emaan Singh Mann, a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib, was amongst eight individuals arrested in a separate case—FIR Quantity 97, registered at Police Station North beneath Part 223 of the BNS on the grievance of SI Vivek Kumar—after a big gathering assembled close to Punjab Lok Bhawan as a part of the march known as by the QIM and allied organisations, police sources added.
Drones deployed, barricades breached
In a primary for the town, police used drones to drop tear-gas shells on protesters who tried to storm the Mattour barrier on the Sector 51/52 dividing highway.
In keeping with police sources, the protesters tried to interrupt by the barricades with swords, axes, spears and different weapons whereas elevating slogans demanding the discharge of Sikh prisoners.
A case, FIR Quantity 137, invoking 12 sections of the BNS, moreover provisions of the Arms Act and the Prevention of Harm to Public Property Act, was registered at Police Station Sector 36 in opposition to QIM leaders Bapu Gurcharan Singh, Lakha Sidhana, Amitoz Mann, Baljit Singh Khalsa and others.
Individually, police intercepted two autos on the Sector 7/8 dividing highway and arrested 9 individuals, all residents of Ludhiana. 4 swords, two from every car, had been recovered, police mentioned.
A case, FIR Quantity 106, was registered at Police Station East, Sector 26, beneath Sections 223 and three(5) of the BNS and the Arms Act, police sources mentioned.
Police maintained tight multi-layer barricading, backed by anti-riot autos, water cannons and Speedy Motion Drive personnel, throughout the Chandigarh-Mohali border by the day to cease the QIM march in the direction of Punjab Lok Bhawan.
The morcha, which has been agitating for the discharge of Sikh prisoners together with Jagtar Singh Hawara, has known as for a Punjab Bandh on August 21.
Investigation in all 4 circumstances is beneath approach, police sources mentioned.
