IN PHOTOS: Police lathicharge on Qaumi Insaaf Morcha protesters in Chandigarh

Updated On: 07 January, 2025 10:27 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Police used tear gas shells and a water cannon to prevent the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha activists from heading towards Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann`s residence in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Pics/PTI

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Police used tear gas shells and a water cannon to prevent the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha activists from heading towards Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann`s residence in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Pics/PTI

<p>The Qaumi Insaaf Morcha activists also clashed with the police personnel at Sector 43 near Chandigarh bus stand, leading to injuries to a few policemen, including a police inspector</p>

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The Qaumi Insaaf Morcha activists also clashed with the police personnel at Sector 43 near Chandigarh bus stand, leading to injuries to a few policemen, including a police inspector

<p>The Qaumi Insaaf Morcha, which is seeking the release of `Bandi Singhs` (Sikh prisoners), had planned to march towards the Punjab chief minister`s residence</p>

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The Qaumi Insaaf Morcha, which is seeking the release of `Bandi Singhs` (Sikh prisoners), had planned to march towards the Punjab chief minister`s residence

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Hundreds of protesters had gathered in Mohali on the second anniversary of the morcha

<p>Meanwhile, jailed radical preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh`s father Tarsem Singh said that he was placed under house arrest in Amritsar by the Punjab Police</p>

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Meanwhile, jailed radical preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh`s father Tarsem Singh said that he was placed under house arrest in Amritsar by the Punjab Police

<p>Barricades had been erected at several Chandigarh-Mohali border points to prevent the protesters from marching towards the chief minister`s residence in Chandigarh</p>

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Barricades had been erected at several Chandigarh-Mohali border points to prevent the protesters from marching towards the chief minister`s residence in Chandigarh

<p>Many protesters managed to enter Chandigarh through Sector 53 and reached Sector 43 and squatted on the road, forcing the police to divert traffic</p>

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Many protesters managed to enter Chandigarh through Sector 53 and reached Sector 43 and squatted on the road, forcing the police to divert traffic

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