A Dera Sacha Sauda follower, who is also an accused in the Bargari Sacrilege incident, was shot dead by unidentified bike-borne assailants on Thursday morning while three others were injured, said police.
A revenue official, who visited a village in the Faridkot district of Punjab, was held hostage by a group of farmers. Farmers agreed to free the official only after getting written assurance from the administration.
The farmers demanded a written assurance of no challan over the burning of their stubble and said that the official will not be set free until their demands are met.
Faridkot (Punjab) [India], August 10 (ANI): Faridkot Court on Wednesday sent gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to a two-days Police remand in connection with Rs 50 Lakhs extortion from a cloth merchant in Punjab's Kotkapura.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 11 (ANI): According to an official order, the Punjab government on Monday appointed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in four districts of the state, informed the officials.
Faridkot (Punjab) [India], February 10 (ANI): While the sacrilege incidents in Punjab have become a major electoral issue ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in the state, Sukhraj Singh, son of Krishan Bhagwan Singh, who was shot dead in police firing during a protest against 2015 Bargari s
Faridkot (Punjab) [India], February 7 (ANI): An FIR was registered against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and party's candidate in Faridkot Parambans Singh Romana for allegedly violating the model code of conduct and COVID-19 protocols, the Faridkot Police said.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 26 (ANI): Special Investigating Team (SIT) chief and Ludhiana Inspector General of Police (IGP) S.P.S Parmar on Friday said that two witnesses have been summoned in connection with the Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village's Guru Granth Sahib theft case.
Faridkot (Punjab) [India], November 6 (ANI): President of Punjab Congress, Navjot Singh Sidhu offered prayers at Gurudwara Burj Jawahar Singh Wala in Faridkot, where a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib was stolen in 2015, and prayed for "exemplary punishment" for those involved in the sacrilege
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 1 (ANI): Congress Faridkot MP (Lok Sabha) Mohammed Sadiq on Sunday said that the Congress still has not forgotten the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 9 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to investigate sacrilege cases on Friday filed the first challan in a case of desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib before the court of JMIC Faridkot.