In a major security lapse, ten armed men raided the high-security Nabha Jail in Punjab – rained bullets at security guards – and managed to free Khalistan Liberation Force (KLO) chief Harminder Singh Mintoo and four others on Sunday morning.
The incident took place around 9 am and the attackers came in police uniforms.
“They sprayed more than 100 rounds of ammunitions before our security guards could react to the situation,” police said.
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said, “We’ve suspended Nabha jail DG after this incident”.
Correction: We’ve suspended DG Prisons after this #PunjabJailBreak incident: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal pic.twitter.com/NQge3sTpfA
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Jail superintendent and Jail deputy superintendent dismissed: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal #PunjabJailBreak pic.twitter.com/7VIDC2Xyg1
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Special Task force under the intelligence have been set up to track these criminals: Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal #PunjabJailBreak pic.twitter.com/UGxtkiRsxU
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Nabha (Punjab): High alert sounded across the state after #PunjabJailBreak, check-posts erected; Police on vigil. pic.twitter.com/Eo7JaM9hnf
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Police is on duty, ek jagah thoda encounter bhi hua. We will catch them: Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal #PunjabJailBreak pic.twitter.com/kYPnk0wfmU
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A team of senior police officers rushed to the spot and a high alert has been issued across the state.
State is on high alert after #PunjabJailBreak. We are checking suspicious vehicles and are on strict vigil: Policemen on duty pic.twitter.com/NZrfgrTAxK
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Top militant and dreaded Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) chief Harminder Singh Mintoo was arrested by Punjab police from Delhi’s IGI airport on November, 2014. He was arrested while he was on his way back from Thailand.
