Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has transferred the Inspector General of Police, Senior Superintendent of Police and Superintendent of Police of Patiala with immediate effect
Clashes broke out in Punjab’s Patiala on 29 April, 2022. Image: ANI
The Punjab government on Saturday transferred the inspector general of police (Patiala Range), the Patiala senior superintendent of police and the superintendent of police with immediate effect, a day after clashes between two groups over an anti-Khalistan march left four people injured.
The police officers were transferred under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann
A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said Mukhwinder Singh Chinna has been appointed as the new IG-Patiala Range while Deepak Parik will be the new senior superintendent of police for Patiala.
Wazir Singh has been appointed as the new superintendent of police of Patiala.
Also on Saturday, the Punjab government suspended mobile internet and SMS services, except voice calls, in Patiala.
The order to suspend the services was issued by the home affairs and justice department and heavy police security was deployed at the site of the clashes outside the Kali Mata temple in Patiala.
“In exercise of power conferred upon me by virtue of temporary suspension of telecom services (public emergency or public safety) rules, 2017, I Anurag Verma, principal secretary, home affairs and justice, do hereby order suspension of the mobile internet services (2G/3G/45/CDMA), all SMS services and all dongle services etc provided on mobile networks except voice calls in the territorial jurisdiction of the district of Patiala from 9:30 am to 6 pm on April 30,” the order read.
The four people were injured as the two groups clashed outside a temple in Patiala and hurled stones at each other on Friday and police fired in the air to bring the situation under control.
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