Haryana Clash: DGP Visits Injured Cops as Action Assured Against Ambala Protesters

A
te se
situatio
u folded
i
Ha ya a& squo;s
Ambala
afte
a
gathe i g
of
Sikh
p oteste s
at
Gu dwa a
Pa jokh a
Sahib
epo tedly
escalated
i to
a
co f o tatio
with
police
pe so el.
Acco di g
to
the
stateme t
p ovided,
a ou d
1,500& dash;1,600
people
had
gathe ed
at
the
site
with
dema ds
elated
to
actio
i
a
ea lie
FIR
i volvi g
Jeeva
Si gh
Ba d.
Police
officials
said
discussio s
we e
u de way
with
the
p oteste s
whe
a
g oup
of
people
allegedly
moved
o to
the
highway
a d
blocked
t affic.
The
situatio
epo tedly
escalated
afte
sto e-pelti g
bega ,
followi g
which
police
used
fo ce
to
clea
the
oad.
The
Ha ya a
Police
espo ded
with
a
lathi
cha ge
a d
tea
gas
afte
attempts
to
co t ol
the
situatio
a d
pe suade
p oteste s
to
dispe se
we e
u successful.
Visuals
f om
the
sce e
showed
a
sig ifica t
co f o tatio
betwee
p oteste s
a d
police
pe so el,
with
epeated
use
of
tea
gas
epo ted
du i g
the
effo t
to
esto e
o de .
Ha ya a
DGP
Ajay
Si ghal
visited
police
pe so el
who
we e
i ju ed
du i g
the
co f o tatio
at
the
hospital.
He
assu ed
that
app op iate
actio
would
be
take
agai st
those
i volved
i
the
distu ba ce.
The
i cide t
has
aised
co ce s
ove
public
o de
a d
the
escalatio
of
p otests
i to
clashes
with
secu ity
fo ces.
The
autho ities
a e
expected
to
exami e
the
ci cumsta ces
that
led
to
the
highway
blockade,
the
epo ted
sto e-pelti g
a d
the
subseque t
police
espo se.
The
situatio
also
highlights
the
impo ta ce
of
mai tai i g
dialogue
du i g
p otests
a d
e su i g
that
demo st atio s
do
ot
dis upt
public
moveme t
o
tu
viole t.
Fu the
i vestigatio
a d
official
actio
a e
expected
as
autho ities
assess
the
eve ts
a d
ide tify
those
allegedly
i volved
i
the
co f o tatio .

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