Nabha (Patiala, Punjab): Punjab government on Sunday formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe Nabha Jailbreak and announced Rs 25 lakh cash reward to any person providing information leading to arrest of escaped prisoners.
#PunjabJailBreak: Punjab Dy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal reaches Nabha jail, where 10 armed men freed Khalistan terrorist Harminder Mintoo&5others pic.twitter.com/HgXqyJ6J9N? ANI (@ANI_news) November 27, 2016
Following the incident, Punjab government suspended additional director general of police (ADGP) (Prisons) MK Tiwari and dismissed Nabha jail superintendent Paramjit Singh Sandhu and Deputy Superintendent of Police Karanjit Singh Sandhu from service.
Concerned over the jailbreak in Punjab, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured all help to Badal government. Rajnath said, "Punjab government will be provided every help from the Centre, this is a serious issue."
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Earlier, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi had spoken to the Punjab DGP and asked him to ensure adequate security in all jails in the state.
An eyewitness told CNN-News18, "At around 8 am, ten armed men came to the jail gate in a Verna and a Fortuner car. They were wearing police uniforms and went inside the jail premises without any checking. Later, they sprayed more than 100 rounds of ammunitions at jail security guards and managed to free Khalistan Liberation Force (KLO) chief Harminder Singh Mintoo and four others".
Mintoo, an earstwhile member of Babbar Khalsa, was Wanted in 10 terror related cases.
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