Punjab News

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Friday launched as many as 44 individuals, who have been taken into preventive arrest through the ongoing operation in opposition to these making an attempt to disturb regulation and order within the state, from police custody. Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Mann has given clear directions to not harass any harmless individuals through the operation.

Extra Director Common of Police (ADGP) Legislation and Order Arpit Shukla mentioned that within the bigger curiosity of the general public and retaining in view that children shouldn’t undergo, Punjab Police have determined to launch these individuals who’ve a minimal function or have been simply following Amritpal Singh on spiritual sentiments solely. As many as 44 individuals, who have been beneath preventive arrest have been handed over to their relations on Friday, with the promise of fine conduct in future.

The event got here a day after the announcement by the Inspector Common of Police (IGP) Headquarters Sukhchain Singh Gill that Punjab Police may launch 177 arrested individuals from preventive custody.

Notably, a complete of 207 individuals have been arrested for disturbing peace and concord within the state, of which, 30 have been present in substantive prison actions, whereas, remaining have been beneath preventive arrest. He had additionally assured that individuals concerned in baptism and de-addiction may even not be bothered in any respect.

IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill mentioned that Police groups are doing thorough screening of remaining individuals, who’re beneath preventive arrest, and shortly, they may even be launched from the police custody in the event that they weren’t discovered concerned in any substantive prison actions.

In the meantime, the operation is being carried out on the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann with an purpose to avoid wasting the harmless youth of Punjab from taking part in into the arms of Anti-Nationwide Forces.