Chandigarh Police on Saturday used tear fuel and water cannons to disperse supporters of the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha who tried to forcibly enter Chandigarh from the Yadavindra Public Faculty border. The protesters are at present staging a protest in Mohali, close to the Chandigarh border.
The protesters tried to take away police barricades and transfer in the direction of Chandigarh, following which the police used water cannons and fired tear fuel shells to disperse them.
Some protesters additionally reportedly tried to take away barricades and barbed wire, however have been unsuccessful. They’re now making an attempt to breach the barricades utilizing tractors. Regardless of repeated appeals by the police to maneuver again, the protesters remained decided to proceed in the direction of Chandigarh.
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A lot of police personnel have been deployed on the spot to keep up legislation and order. There have been additionally claims that some younger protesters have been carrying weapons, which Chandigarh Police officers stated that they had noticed.
The native police additionally reportedly detained Simranjit Singh Mann, who got here close to Punjab Lok Bhawan disguised as a affected person together with his face lined in bandages. Nonetheless, the native police haven’t confirmed any such improvement.
In the meantime, on the Chandigarh-Mohali border, police continued to make use of water cannons and tear fuel to forestall the protesters from coming into town. Autos of safety companies from close by areas have additionally been deployed to cease the protesters.
