Gangster attacks DSP at Central Jail
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Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 11
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Notorious gangster Dalbir Singh, alias Beera, attacked Deputy Superintendent of Police (Security) Sanjiv Kumar at Amritsar Central Jail when the latter was entering the guard room.
According to jail authorities, Beera suddenly came from behind and pelted a stone on the DSP, who escaped narrowly. The CRPF and IRB jawans deputed inside the jail overpowered Beera.
A jail official said Beera, a drug addict was not mentally stable. He was under treatment at a de-addiction centre located inside the jail.
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Sources said the jail administration had implemented strict guidelines and reduced timings of gangsters and peddlers outside their barracks.
The Islamabad police have registered a case for attempt to murder, obstructing government servant from discharging his duty and relevant sections of the Prisons Act against Beera.
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