JALANDHAR
In a swift action against public disorder, Jalandhar Rural Police has arrested eleven accused involved in a violent clash that went viral on social media. The video, widely circulated across various platforms, showed individuals engaging in a fight with deadly weapons near the Jalandhar Bypass railway line in Phillaur. The police have also recovered a country-made pistol, a live cartridge, a empty cartridge, and sharp-edged weapons used in the incident.
The accused have been identified as Pawan Kumar, son of Ashok Kumar; Gurmukh Ram, son of Dev Raj; Bunty, son of Amarjit; Simranjit alias Simma; Ajay, son of Sukhrib; Raj Kumar, son of Barma Sahni; Sandeep Gupta, son of Lal Babu; Ankus, son of Ram Krishna; Anli alias Golu, son of Brahma; Anarjit alias Kanwa, son of Brahma; and Vijay, son of Sugriv. All are residents of Phillaur. Several other unidentified individuals involved in the clash are being traced.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar Rural, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, said that the incident had caused public panic and unrest. Immediate action was taken under strict surveillance, and a case was registered at Phillaur police station under Sections109(attempt to murder ) 194(2), 191(3)(affray ) 115(2)118(1) (causing grievous hurt , 126(2)(wrongful; restraint ) of the BNS, and sections 25-54-59 of the Arms Act. The accused were produced in a court which remanded them to police custody