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Damdami Taksal spokesperson Bhai Mohkam Singh arrested
Amritsar, June 11: Punjab Police arrested Damdami Taksal spokesperson Bhai Mohkam Singh while he was on his way to Talhan in Jalandhar which witnessed caste violence recently.
Amritsar, June 11: Punjab Police arrested Damdami Taksal spokesperson Bhai Mohkam Singh while he was on his way to Talhan in Jalandhar which witnessed caste violence recently.
Singh, said to be a close associate of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale who was declared martyr by the Akal Takht last week, was arrested yesterday while he was on his way to attend a meeting called by Talhan Gurdwara Committee, official sources said.
Singh was remanded to judicial custody till June 12 by a court.
A number of Sikh religious bodies condemned the arrest. Ajaib Singh Abhyasi, an official of Damdami Taksal, said that Singh's arrest smacked of "autocratic" behaviour of Punjab government.
Bureau Report