Punjab cops detain 6 suspects from J-K at Pathankot rail station for verification of antecedents
India | November 26, 2018 7:58 ISTAfter the 2016 terror attack, Pathankot and its adjoining areas continue to be under a strict vigil.
After the 2016 terror attack, Pathankot and its adjoining areas continue to be under a strict vigil.
Three persons including a preacher were killed and over 20 injured in the attack by two-motorcycle borne men which the police treated as a “terrorist act”.
Police commissioners and district police chiefs have been put on alert following the input, according to a letter issued by the Punjab Inspector General of Police (Counter Intelligence) office.
The DGP said the arrests followed the development and corroboration of various leads/inputs about the presence and activities of certain militant organisations/individuals operating in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
Actor Gul Panag took to her Twitter and praised the two policemen for their brilliant work even when nature was not supportive.
Punjab chief minister had offered the post of a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) to Harmanpreet Kaur, who hails from Moga district of Punjab.
The Chief Minister warned that no political interference would be tolerated in the matter and instructed officials to initiate the crackdown without delay.
Rajnath congratulated Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for his government's success against gangsters and criminals in the state, particularly in the context of the recent gunning down of most wanted gangster Vicky Gounder.
The police claimed it was an accidental fire. However, he is seen in a video pointing the pistol at his own head.
Gounder was evading arrest since November 2016 when he made a sensational escape from the maximum-security Nabha Central Jail in Punjab along with five other prisoners, including two terrorists.
Saraj Sandhu, who is being chased by the state police, admitted to killing Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader Vipan Sharma in a Facebook post.
Khattar said that the role of Punjab Police in the case is suspicious, which he said will become clear during Honeypreet’s interrogation.
Taking cognizance of the matter, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanahth has now ordered a probe. An ADG level official has been appointed to investigate the case.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has offered the post of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to Harmanpreet Kaur if she so desired to join the police force.
A decorated police official, known for conducting high-profile drug raids with an almost 100 per cent track record, was on Monday night arrested from his official quarters on charges of drug-trafficking among others
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