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Nabha jailbreak mastermind arrested from IGI airport

Inderjit Singh Sandhu, one of the masterminds of the sensational Nabha jailbreak in Punjab, has been arrested from the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi, Punjab Police said on Wednesday. Sandhu, against whom a lookout notice was issued by the Punjab Police, was detained by immigration authorities after it was found that he had travelled …

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December 20, 2017

Punjab Police nabs shooter behind killings of religious leaders

Claiming another major breakthrough in the recent killings of religious leaders in Punjab, the state police on Friday said it has arrested the main shooter involved in these crimes. The shooter, identified as Hardeep Singh Shera, was arrested on Friday, Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora said in Ludhiana. The arrest is the fifth …

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November 10, 2017

Nabha jailbreak gangster arrested in Punjab

A wanted gangster involved in the sensational Nabha jailbreak in November 2016 has been arrested, a senior Punjab Police official said on Wednesday. Gangster Sukhchain Singh was arrested after the Organised Crime Intelligence Unit (OCIU) intercepted a car on the Nabha-Sangrur road following intelligence inputs, Assistant Inspector General of Police Gurmeet Singh Chauhan said.  A …

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April 26, 2017

Accused in Punjab jail break arrested in MP

Two persons, including a terrorist who fled from a high security prison in Nabha city of Punjab in November, have been arrested here in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. Kulpreet Singh alias Neeta Deol and Sunil Kalra, a murder convict from Punjab, were arrested from an apartment in Khajrana area here on Tuesday. Singh, …

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January 18, 2017

Accused in Punjab jail break arrested in MP

Two persons, including a terrorist who fled from a high security prison in Nabha city of Punjab in November, have been arrested here in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. Kulpreet Singh alias Neeta Deol and Sunil Kalra, a murder convict from Punjab, were arrested from an apartment in Khajrana area here on Tuesday. Singh, …

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January 18, 2017

Punjab jailbreak: 3 conspirators held in Delhi

Three persons have been arrested here for their involvement in a jailbreak in Punjab which led to the escape of two Khalistani terrorists, police said on Thursday. Chanpreet Singh of Punjab, Harjot Singh of Haryana and Ranjit Singh of Delhi were arrested on Wednesday night near the Moolchand flyover in south Delhi. They tried to …

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December 15, 2016

One more arrested in Nabha jailbreak case

Punjab police on Wednesday arrested one more person in connection with sensational Nabha jailbreak case. Gurpreet Singh Gopi was arrested for allegedly harbouring gangsters, a night before they attacked the high-security jail and freed six inmates – four gangsters and two militants, including Khalistan Liberation Front chief Harminder Singh Mintoo – on Sunday, police said. …

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November 30, 2016

Nabha jailbreak ‘mastermind’ shifted to high-security prison

Parminder Singh, the alleged “mastermind” of the daring daylight jailbreak in Punjab, has been shifted to a high security prison in the district, jail officials said on Tuesday. Singh along with Khalistan Liberation Front militant outfit Harminder Mintoo and four other prisoners escaped after armed men in police uniform stormed the high-security Nabha prison at …

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November 29, 2016

Nabha jailbreak ‘mastermind’ shifted to high-security prison

Parminder Singh, the alleged “mastermind” of the daring daylight jailbreak in Punjab, has been shifted to a high security prison in the district, jail officials said on Tuesday. Singh along with Khalistan Liberation Front militant outfit Harminder Mintoo and four other prisoners escaped after armed men in police uniform stormed the high-security Nabha prison at …

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November 29, 2016

Khalistani terrorist sent to police custody

A court on Monday sent to seven days police custody Khalistani terrorist Harminder Singh Mintoo, who was arrested here a day after his sensational escape from a Punjab prison. Delhi Police told the court that they were probing his links with Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh allowed police to quiz Mintoo …

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November 28, 2016

Nabha jailbreak: Another abandoned car found

Another car was on Monday found abandoned in a village in Haryana’s Kaithal district after the Nabha jailbreak incident. The car was found abandoned in Pharal village in Kaithal district. Kaithal in Haryana is about 70 km from Nabha in Punjab where the jailbreak incident took place On Sunday. “A car has been found in …

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November 28, 2016

Hunt continues for fugitives of Nabha jailbreak

Security agencies on Monday continued their hunt of six high-profile prisoners, including two terrorists and four gangsters, who had escaped after a sensational jailbreak at the maximum security Nabha Jail in Punjab a day earlier. Police and security agencies were alerted in six states, including Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Routes …

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November 28, 2016

Hunt continues for fugitives of Nabha jailbreak

Security agencies on Monday continued their hunt of six high-profile prisoners, including two terrorists and four gangsters, who had escaped after a sensational jailbreak at the maximum security Nabha Jail in Punjab a day earlier. Police and security agencies were alerted in six states, including Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Routes …

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November 28, 2016

Amarinder accuses govt of complicity in jailbreak

Congress’ Punjab unit President Amarinder Singh on Sunday accused the Badal government of “complicity” in the Nabha jailbreak and said it has exposed a “complete breakdown of law and order” and triggered fears of revival of terrorism in the state ahead of the Assembly polls. The “shocking manner” in which the gangsters walked into the …

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November 27, 2016

Pakistan could be behind Nabha jailbreak: Sukhbir

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday voiced apprehension that Pakistan could be behind the sensational Nabha jailbreak, saying the neighbouring country was “desperate to revive terrorism” after Indian army conducted the surgical strike across the LoC. “Pak desperate to revive terror post surgical strike. Could be behind jailbreak,” Sukhbir, who also spoke …

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November 27, 2016

Centre seeks report from Punjab govt on Nabha jailbreak

Concerned over the jailbreak in Punjab, the Centre on Sunday sought a report from the state government asking it provide details of the incident. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi also spoke to the Punjab DGP and asked him to ensure adequate security in all jails in the state. Armed men in police uniform today stormed …

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November 27, 2016