February 27, 2015 by admin

Sikh activist under arrest

Chandigarh, Within hours of announcement by the state DGP that Surat Singh Khalsa’s demand for the release of 82 prisoners could not be met, a police contingent swooped down on the Ludhiana Civil Hospital and placed the Sikh activist under preventive arrest. Surat Singh has been fasting for the past 41 days.
The police arrested his son Ravinder Pal Singh, an NRI , and detained Surinder Singh of Jas Radio America.
The DGP, at a press conference in Chandigarh, said certain elements were trying to disrupt peace in the state. He said of the 82 prisoners, the cases of only two could be considered for pre-mature release. But owing to a Supreme Court order, no lifer had been considered for early release after July 2014.
Jagraon SSP Ravcharan Singh Brar accompanied the DGP. Saini said of the 82 persons, 25 were undertrials and could not be released unless granted bail. Among them were Harminder Singh alias Mintoo (KLF), Jagtar Singh Tara (KTF), Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, Ramandeep alias Goldy and Rattandeep (BTKF). He said eight persons on the list described as ‘senior citizens’ had been recently convicted in the 1987 Ludhiana bank dacoity case.