Sangat Karugi Insaaf — this seems to be the refrain in Punjab after two people were lynched to death in as many days following sacrilege attempts at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and a gurdwara in Kapurthala, underlining how the issue of sacrilege remains the biggest emotive issue in the poll-bound state. But the violent reaction of people in these …
To ensure speedy justice in sacrilege and police firing incidents, the Punjab government on Friday appointed senior advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Rajwinder Singh Bains as special public prosecutor, an official statement said. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who also holds the portfolio of Home Department, said the newly appointed special public prosecutor has been mandated …
Within hours of mode code of conduct being lifted, the Punjab government on Monday brought back IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh in the special investigation team probing the sacrilege cases and 2015-police firing on Sikh protesters in Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan. the Punjab government on Monday brought back IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh in the special investigation team probing the …