21 protesters held in Chandigarh's Sector 17, released

Were marching towards Punjab Chief Minister’s house

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Updated At : 12:45 PM Aug 22, 2020 IST

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Chandigarh, August 21

The UT police arrested a total of 21 persons, including BJP state party president Ashwani Sharma, under Section 188 of the IPC.

The BJP members were arrested in Sector 17 while they were marching towards the Punjab Chief Minister’s house to submit a memorandum demanding a CBI inquiry into the hooch tragedy.

“A CBI inquiry can only be a fair investigation into a deep-rooted trio nexus of Congress leaders, the police and the liquor mafia,” Sharma said.

The arrested persons were taken to the Sector 34 police station and released later on.

The police said a case was registered against 21 persons, including 10 former MLAs, at the Sector 17 police station.

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