CHANDIGARH: Militants let off 20 persons abducted on Thursday while three militants and a Congress (I) leader were among 15 shot dead in Punjab overnight Saturday.
The 20 persons who were abducted from two villages in Faridkot were brought blindfolded Saturday night in a truck to Chauhar Chak village in the district. The militants asked them to remove the blindfolds only after half an hour and disappeared.
They told police that they were probably kept in a house in Ludhiana and were told by the militants guarding them that they would be released later in the night as they had achieved their target.
The general secretary of Amritsar district unit of youth Congress (I) Madan Lal Gupta was shot dead by militants outside his office in Chowk Bhori locality of the city Saturday night.
The body of a militant Gurmej Singh alias Geja killed in an encounter with security forces two days back was found in Batala police district. An activist of the Khalistan Commando Force he carried a reward of Rs 30000 on his head.
An unidentified bullet riddled body of a militant was found in Dasurwal village of Tarn Taran police district. The body of another militant Devinder Singh allegedly killed because of group rivalry was recovered in Chhota Bagnna village in Amritsar district.
Constable Ajit Singh who was posted in Ludhiana was shot dead in Agwan village in Amritsar district
Truck borne militants Sunday shot dead three persons a Shiv Sena activist Deep Chadha a special police officer Harish Batta and Vijay Kumar Jain a Trader near village Lahora.
Seven others including the state organizing secretary of the Hindu organisations Parminder Mehta were injured in the shoot-out.
The director general of Punjab police Mr D S Mangat who escaped an assassination bid Saturday was progressing in a hospital but doctors amputated the right leg of Mr R C Sethi security in charge of the DGP to save his life. All the ten others injured in the powerful blast were stated to be out of danger.
Police said the KCF (Budh Singh Wala Group) owned the responsibility for the attack on the DGP. Police claimed to have achieved a breakthrough in the blast and hoped to arrest the militants responsible.
Meanwhile federal minister of state for home Subodh Kant Sahay said here that government will not allow under any circumstances printing of objectionable propaganda material circulated by militant organisations.
Sahay who is also in charge of the information and broadcasting ministry told reporters that even if one calls it an excess (on the newspaper industry) we will go ahead with it. After meeting leaders of various political parties here. We would like the sanctity of journalism to be maintained he added.
Three militants were among 27 people killed one more than 17 lakh rupees looted Jan 30.
Militants shot dead the security officer of Punjab Milk-fed in the new grain market area of Patiala city Wednesday. The militants fled on a motorcycle. Militants gunned down three — persons in Ropar district while — two persons were shot dead in — Patiala district
Two persons were shot dead by gunmen in Hoshiarpur district. Gunmen shot dead three persons in different incidents in Majitha district.
Militants killed three persons in different incidents in Tarn Taran district.
Gunmen shot dead “Lambardar” and his wife in village Buraj Naklian in Ludhiana district.
Gunmen shot dead one person in Sangrur district while another person was shot dead in Batala district.
Mititant Gurbax Singh of the KCF was shot dead in village Mcharsinghwala in Ferozepore district. Police recovered his body near the village.
Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter near village Makhan Windi in Majitha district. One AK-47 rifle with two magazines 15 live and 30 empty cartridges were recovered from the scene.
A woman and her relative were shot dead in village Bham while another person was gunned down in Batala district.
A shop-keeper and a father of a Punjab police constable were shot dead in Hoshiarpur and Tarn Taran districts.
One person was kidnapped from village Sohal in Gurdaspur district and later shot dead.
Two scooter bore youths looted 17.22 lakh rupees from the Punjab and Sind Bank branch at the Tarn Taran police district headquarters
Article extracted from this publication >> February 8, 1991
