The NHRC has issued notices to the Punjab government over a complaint alleging that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s wife, Gurpreet Kaur, demanded Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case. The commission has sought an action report within two weeks

Commuters, including office-goers and travellers, bore the brunt of the bandh as they were caught in road blockades by Qaumi Insaf Morcha supporters and various farmers’ bodies at several places, including Patiala, Mohali and Jalandhar