Those who try to disturb peace of Punjab will not be spared: Arvind Kejriwal on police encounter

Arvind Kejriwal the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP has issued a stern warning that those attempting to disrupt the peace in Punjab will face severe consequences after the accused in the Amritsar temple grenade attack was killed in a police encounterKejriwal emphasised that Punjab is fighting a war against drugs and gangsters which has angered antinational forces and Pakistani supporters These groups aim to destabilize Punjab but Kejriwal assured that the people of Punjab will not allow this to happenIn a post on X Arvind Kejriwal said Those who try to disturb the peace of Punjab will not be spared Punjab has waged a war against drugs and gangsters This has infuriated antinational forces and Pakistani supporters They want to spoil the atmosphere in Punjab The people of Punjab will not allow this to happen at allMeanwhile Punjab Director General of Police DGP Gaurav Yadav on Monday clarified that the bullet for bullet policy is not aggressive but rather a selfdefence mechanism after the accused in the Amritsar Thakurdwara temple grenade attack was killed in a police encounterYadav emphasised that the police aim to work within the law conduct professional investigations and punish the accused through the courts However when faced with firing the police will retaliate in selfdefenceDGP Gaurav Yadav said Our effort is to work within the parameters of law and carry out a professional investigation and get the accused punished through the courts When we face any firing then we retaliate in selfdefence Bullet for bullet is not an aggressive policy It is a policy of selfdefence If police is attacked police will respondHe also highlighted the issue of heroin and pharmaceutical drugs coming from across the border which is a significant problemPharmaceutical drugs and synthetic drugs are also a big problem We have busted few rackets of pharmaceutical drugs There is a need to bring back the drugaddicted victims in mainstream he addedThe encounter occurred when the Punjab Police received intelligence about the movement of the accused in the Rajasansi area The police team tracked the suspects who opened fire injuring two officers The police responded in selfdefence injuring the main accused who later succumbed to his injuries The second accused is still abscondingEarlier DGP Director General of Punjab Police took to X to inform about the encounterIn a social media post on X DGP Gaurav Yadav wrote Acting on specific intelligence Commissionerate Police Amritsar decisively tracked down those responsible for the attack on Thakur Dwara Mandir Amritsar on March 15 2025 An FIR has been registered at PS Chheharta under the Explosive Substances Act and intelligencebased efforts led to the identification of the accused Police teams tracked the suspects in Rajasansi The accused opened fire injuring HC Gurpreet Singh and striking Insp Amolak Singhs turban Acting in selfdefense the police party fired back injuring the accused He was taken to Civil Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries The other accused fled and efforts are on to arrest him A fresh FIR is being registered at PS Airport PunjabPoliceInd is fully committed to maintain peace and harmony in the stateEarlier on Monday morning the Punjab Police received a specific intelligence about the movement of two accused of the grenade attack in Amritsar in Rajasansi area of the district Acting on the information the police team went to nab the accused When the Station Head Officer SHO of Chheharta tried to stop the accused who were on motorcycle they left the vehicle and opened fire at the police partyDuring the encounter head constable Gurpreet Singh was injured while another bullet struck the turban of Inspector Amolak Singh In an act of selfdefence Inspector Vinod Kumar launched firing and injured the main accused However the other accused managed to escape from the spotThe deceased has been identified as Gursidak son of Jagjit Singh and a resident of Bal village of Amritsar while the second accused Vishal son of Raju and a resident of Rajasansi Amritsar has been absconding from the spotThe injured constables and the accused were immediately rushed to the Civil Hospital for treatment where Gursidak succumbed to his injuries An FIR on the incident is being registered at PS AirportTwo motorcycleborne masked men were captured on CCTV footage lobbing an object suspected to be an explosive at the temple on the night of March 14This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever