BJP workers gherao Ludhiana police station after party leader detained; later released
Was kept at police station for four hours
BJP leaders and workers hold a protest outside the Dugri police station after district BJP president (rural) Gagandeep Sunny Kainth was detained by the police in Ludhiana on Thursday
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High drama was witnessed here as the city police detained BJP district president (rural) Gagandeep Sunny Kainth from his office at Flower Enclave on Thursday morning. Kainth was taken to the Dugri police station, where he was kept for around four hours and later released by the police.
Party workers in large numbers had gathered outside the police station and held a protest against the police and the Aam Aadmi Party for harassing the BJP leaders organising awareness camps under the Centre’s outreach programme.
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Kainth said he was sitting in his office and BJP workers were gathering as an awareness camp was to be organised in villages. Suddenly, policemen came and forcibly took him to the Dugri police station. Despite repeatedly asking the cops to reveal the reason of detaining him, no police officials could give any satisfactory reply.
“I was kept at the police station for around four hours without any reason. I also asked the police station in charge if I am being arrested in any criminal case registered against me of which I am not aware or did I create any law and order situation, but no one could answer and I was forced to sit at the police station,” Kainth added.
He claimed that after detaining him, the cops also conducted a search at this office and took away DVRs of the CCTV cameras, along with those of some other houses in the locality.
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BJP district unit president Rajnish Dhiman said that through these camps the BJP was making people aware about the schemes of the Central Government, so that maximum people could avail of the benefits. During these camps, many people who were not registered under these schemes were also being registered so that they do not miss the benefits.
Meanwhile, police officials kept mum about the reason of detaining the BJP leader. A senior police official when asked the reason of detaining Sunny Kainth said that there was some law and order situation and without explaining further, he said the leader had been released.
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