Ferozepur ‘sacrilege’: Main accused in lynching of youth arrested, say cops
Hindustan TimesThe Ferozepur police on Monday arrested the main accused in the lynching of a 25-year-old man for alleged sacrilege at Bandala village in Ferozepur, officials said. Acknowledging the development, Ferozepur deputy inspector general of police Ranjit Singh Dhillon said that no one can be allowed to run the state from the street. “A police have arrested Jarnail Singh, the main accused who was seen in a viral video of the attack on Bakshish. Jarnail was on bail in an NDPS Act case registered under local Arif Kee police station in 2019,” the DIG said, adding “Further police probe was on.” The incident happened on May 4 when, as per a complaint filed by Lakhvir Singh of Mahalam village, Bakhsish Singh of Talli Gulam village visited the gurdwara in Bandala village around 2.30 pm.