Now, Punjab Governor seeks report on Tarn Taran illegal mining case
A senior police officer was transferred after the arrest of the brother-in-law of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Manjinder Singh Lalpura in the case.
A senior police officer was transferred after the arrest of the brother-in-law of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Manjinder Singh Lalpura in the case.
Priority is being given to carry rescue and relief work in the badly affected areas of the state.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said the RPG was military-grade hardware and there was a possibility that it was smuggled from across the border.
A low-intensity blast was reported at the Tarn Taran Police Sanjha Kendra in Punjab on Saturday morning that the police said was a Rocket Propelled Granade (RPG) attack which the SFJ has now claimed responsibility to.
A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to visit Punjab's Tarn Taran Sarhali Police Station which was hit by a probable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), officials said on Saturday.
Constituted on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the SIT will conduct a day-to-day investigation into the case and will ensure that a final report is submitted in the competent court at the earliest.
“This is a highly condemnable incident and strict action should be taken against the perpetrators of this heinous crime,” he said, adding that Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav has been asked to get to the bottom of the incident.
The weapons recovered from them included a 12 bore double barrel rifle, a 32 bore Beretta pistol, two 32 bore pistols, a 12 bore pistol and a 315 bore pistol, along with 2 live rounds of 315 bore and 2 live rounds of 32 bore.
He profusely thanked the farmers for help in saving the environment, soil and human health, as the Air Quality in Punjab has remained much better this year compared to previous years.
