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After crackdown, Punjab Government releases 450 farmers from police custody

The Punjab Government has already released nearly 800 farmers from police custody.

Shambhu Patiala Road is being cleared after farmers are detained from protesting at the Shambhu Border which was closed due to the farmer's protest in Patiala. (Express photo/Harmeet Sodhi)

The Punjab Government said Monday it will immediately release 450 more farmers, who were taken into custody after the crackdown on the protest sites at Shambhu and Khanauri last week, from police detention.

Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has directed the immediate release of farmers including women, differently-abled individuals, farmers with medical conditions, and those above the age of 60. “In line with the directives of the Punjab Government, we are prioritising the release of such farmers and about 450 farmers are being released today,” he said.

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Gill said the Punjab Government has already released nearly 800 farmers from police custody.

He added the government has issued strict directions that nobody will be permitted to misappropriate the belongings of farmers. “To address the concern about the belongings of farmers, the Patiala district police have also appointed SP-rank officer Jasbir Singh as the nodal officer, and farmers facing issues related to their possessions can directly contact him on mobile number 90713-00002 for immediate assistance,” said Gill.

He also said the Patiala police have already registered three First Information Reports (FIRs) in this regard.

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