NH44 in Ambala unblocked as police disperse people protesting against anti-khalistani front chief

Ambala,
Aug
13
(PTI):
Police
o
Thu sday
eve i g
eso ted
to
tea
gas
a d
ca e
cha ge
to
esto e
t affic
o
Delhi-Am itsa
Natio al
Highway
afte
p oteste s
blocked
the
oad
i
Ambala
dema di g
actio
agai st
a
a ti-Khalista i
te o ist
f o t
chief
fo
attempti g
to
u
ove
some
people
with
his
ca
ece tly.

The
vehicula
t affic
o
the
key
NH44
was
esto ed
o ly
afte
about
six
hou s.
About
six
cops
we e
also
i ju ed
as
a
police
team
was
attacked
du i g
the
ope atio
to
clea
the
highway
blockade
i
Ambala
Ca tt,
a
Ha ya a
police
stateme t
said.

The
i ju ed
police
pe so el
i cluded
DSP
Vi e de
Sha ma,
Co stables
Rakshit
a d
Navee
Kuma ,
Head
Co stable
Sa deep
Kuma ,
Assista t
Sub-I specto
Satish,
a d
ASI
Pa kaj.
Seve al
othe
police
pe so el
a e
also
epo ted
to
have
sustai ed
i ju ies,
it
said.

Ea lie ,
se io
police
officials
held
talks
with
the
p oteste s
i
a
bid
to
clea
the
highway,
but
they
emai ed
adama t,
a
police
official
said.

Some
p oteste s
eve
took
away
keys
of
a
few
t ucks
stuck
i
the
blockade
i
a
bid
to
p eve t
clea i g
of
the
highway,
police
said.

The
Sikh
commu ity
leade s
we e
dema di g
a
case
be
egiste ed
agai st
I te atio al
A ti-Khalista i
Te o ist
F o t
(IAKTF)
Gu sim a
Si gh
Ma d,
allegi g
that
he
attempted
to
u
ove
ce tai
i dividuals
with
his
ca
o
August
5.

Despite
assu a ces
that
a
FIR
would
be
egiste ed
agai st
Ma d,
Sikh
g oups,
who
we e
also
joi ed
by
some
fa me
g oups,
staged
a
p otest
o
the
highway.

The
blockade
led
to
massive
t affic
jams
a d
police
had
to
dive t
some
t affic
o
alte ate
outes.
Seve al
vehicles,
i cludi g
t ucks,
got
st a ded
fo
hou s
o
the
highway
du i g
the
blockade.

Police
said
a
FIR
was
egiste ed
u de
eleva t
p ovisio s
of
Bha atiya
Nyaya
Sa hita
(BNS)
agai st
Ma d.
Howeve ,
the
p oteste s
emai ed
fi m
o
thei
othe
dema d
that
o
actio
be
take
agai st
the
i dividuals
accused
of
attacki g
Ma d.

Ma d
was
allegedly
assaulted
by
a
mob
outside
Gu udwa a
Sh i
Pa jokh a
Sahib
i
Ambala
o
the
eve i g
of
August
5,
i
which
he
sustai ed
mi o
i ju ies,
a d
his
ca
was
damaged.

O
August
8,
seve al
membe s
of
the
Sikh
commu ity
had
held
a
dha a
outside
the
Pa jokh a
police
statio
he e
followi g
dete tio
of
two
Sikh
youths
i
co ectio
with
the
assault.

Befo e
attempti g
to
block
the
highway,
seve al
Sikhs
f om
Ha ya a
a d
Pu jab
gathe ed
at
Gu dwa a
S i
Pa jokh a
Sahib
ea
Ambala
city
o
Thu sday,
a d
held
a
meeti g
dema di g
actio
agai st
Ma d,
the
p oteste s
said.

Rep ese tatives
f om
va ious
o ga isatio s
we e
p ese t
at
the
meeti g,
i cludi g
Ha ya a
Sikh
Gu dwa a
Ma ageme t
Committee
P eside t
Jagdish
Si gh
Jhi da,
who
late
joi ed
the
p oteste s
o
the
highway.

A
la ge
police
fo ce
was
deployed
a ou d
the
Gu dwa a,
a d
ba icades
we e
e ected.
Late ,
the
c owd
eached
the
highway.
Seve al
fa me s
also
bega
campi g
o
the
oad
i
suppo t
of
the
Sikh
g oups,
maki g
p epa atio s
to
se ve
food
o
the
highway
fo
the
ight,
sou ces
said.

Whe
the
p oteste s
did
ot
clea
the
oad
afte
the
egist atio
of
the
FIR
agai st
Ma d,
police
used
fo ce
a d
lobbed
tea
gas
shells
to
d ive
the
agitato s
away
f om
the
highway,
allowi g
t affic
to
esume
o mally.

Ha ya a
Di ecto
Ge e al
of
Police
(DGP)
Ajay
Si ghal
visited
the
Milita y
a d
Civil
hospitals
he e
to
meet
the
i ju ed
police
pe so el,
a
police
stateme t
said.

I specto
Ge e al
of
Police
Pa kaj
Nai ,
Deputy
Commissio e
Sachi
Gupta
a d
Sub
Divisio al
Magist ate
Ka ika
Goyal
also
visited
the
hospitals.
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