Also demands a revised lease policy to address the concerns of thousands of Nangal families facing constant threats of eviction.
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Friday, termed it as a major success and said, “Today marks a major milestone in the sustained crackdown on ISI-backed terror networks, with the announcement of detention of Happy Passia by the United States authorities."
Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab in a joint operation with Tarn Taran Police has arrested two key associates of terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa Harike and Gangster Satnam Singh alias Satta Naushehra gang.
With this, the number of drug smugglers arrested reached 6,284 in just 47 days.
Disclosing this here on Wednesday, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrest was made following a complaint lodged by a complainant from village Gidhri Baghihari, in Tarn Taran district.
The accused identified as Suraj, 20, a resident of Maloya Colony in Chandigarh, along with his aide identified as Mandeep Singh, 32, was arrested from Verka Chowk, Chandigarh while on his way to collect the extortion amount.
Dense to very dense fog and cold wave conditions very likely to continue over plains of northwest India including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during next 5 days.
In Delhi so far, the lowest temp of 4.0 degrees celsius was recorded at Aya Nagar and a cold wave is still prevailing at isolated places.
The India Meteorological Department predicted cold day/severe cold day conditions with dense to very dense fog in Delhi and nearby regions.
According to IMD data, places like Sri Ganganagar and Churu in Rajasthan also recorded low visibility of 25 and 50 meters, respectively.
