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Watch: Viral pastor Bajinder Singh seen assaulting man, woman in office

A pastor in Punjab facing a sexual harassment case is back in the news after a video of him purportedly arguing and slapping a woman and a man has been distributed widely on social media platforms.

Watch: Viral pastor Bajinder Singh seen assaulting man, woman in office

A viral video shows Bajinder Singh throwing a mobile phone at a man before hitting him with a purse. He then slaps the man in front of other staff members

Wife of assaulted Colonel, ex-servicemen hold protest in Punjab's Patiala

The wife of the Army Colonel, who has accused 12 Punjab police personnel of assaulting him and son over a parking dispute, staged a sit-in protest outside the Patiala deputy commissioner's office on Saturday. She was joined by several ex-servicemen. The protest came a day after the Punjab Police registered a fresh FIR based on the statement of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath. A high-level Special Investigation Team (SIT) has also been set up to expedite investigation. During the protest, the Army Colonel's wife, Jasvinder Kaur Bath, accused the 12 police officials of brutally thrashing her husband and son, and demanded speedy justice. BJP leader and former MP Preneet Kaur, who joined the protest, strongly condemned the incident. "As a citizen of India and the wife of an ex-Army officer (former chief minister Amarinder Singh), I stand in complete solidarity with the assaulted officer and family. I demand an impartial probe, so that the guilty get proper punishment," she said. Speaki

Police assault Army colonel, son in Patiala, wife demands CBI inquiry

The wife of an Army Colonel broke down into tears on Friday, demanding justice for her husband and son, whom she alleged fell victim to an "unimaginable act of brutality" at the hands of some Punjab police officials. Addressing a press conference in Patiala alongside her son and a relative, Jasvinder Kaur Bath accused twelve Punjab Police officials of thrashing her husband, Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and their son over a parking dispute and demanded that the case be transferred to the CBI for an impartial investigation. She submitted a representation to the Deputy Commissioner of Patiala, recounting the ordeal her family allegedly faced at the hands of the Punjab Police. Bath has demanded the immediate registration of an FIR based on her husband's complaint under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the naming of all 12 accused police officers in the FIR, and the immediate transfer of the accused officers out of Patiala. She further alleged that the police had not

Sitting or retired HC judge must inquire Colonel assault case: Cong leader

Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday demanded that a sitting or retired high court judge should inquire the complaint by an Army Colonel that he and his son were thrashed by 12 state police officials. "We demand an inquiry by a sitting or retired high court judge into the incident," Bajwa told reporters in Chandigarh, ahead of the opening day of the budget session of Punjab Assembly. Calling it a serious incident, the Congress leader said all the "erring" Punjab police officials should be arrested and dismissed from service. "Recently, (AAP national convener) Arvind Kejriwal was in Punjab, but neither he nor Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann have uttered a word about the incident," he said. Bajwa, who is Leader of Opposition in Punjab, also slammed the Bhagwant Mann government over the "deceitful" detention of several farmer leaders. He said the heavy barricades at the protest sites in Shambhu and Khanauri border were not put up by Punjab farmers, but the Haryana

7 aides of Amritpal Singh remanded to 4-day police custody by Punjab court

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh's seven associates were on Friday produced before a court here in connection with the attack on the Ajnala police station in 2023 and remanded to police custody till March 25. The seven were released from the Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam and re-arrested in another case by the Punjab Police. All seven detainees were produced before the court in Ajnala here under tight security and sent to four-day police remand, officials said. Police here sought the remand on various grounds, including to recover some mobile phones and weapons, and to conduct further investigations. The Punjab government had decided not to reinvoke the NSA at the end of the detention period of Amritpal's seven associates. Punjab Police had secured their transit remand and after completing the legal transfer process from Dibrugarh Central they were brought to Ajnala. A 25-member Punjab Police team had been camping in Dibrugarh for the past few days to facilitate the transfer of .

Farmers' protest: Traffic resumes at Shambhu border, Khanauri set to open

A day after Punjab Police detained protesting farmers and demolished their temporary structures, traffic resumed on the Shambhu-Ambala Highway on Thursday after more than a year, and Khanauri border point is also set to open, with Haryana Police removing roadblocks on their side of the road. The road clearance exercise continued even as angry farmers held protests at several places in Punjab including Moga, Tarn Taran, Muktsar and Faridkot against the last evening crackdown on the protesters. A group of farmers, including women, entered into a scuffle with police personnel in Moga while on their way to hold a protest outside the deputy commissioner's office. Meanwhile, in a statement issued in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party reaffirmed its support to farmers but emphasised the urgent need to reopen key roads to protect Punjab's economy. The protesting farmers lashed out at the AAP government for detaining their leaders and removing protesters from the Shambhu and Khanauri border points,

Farmers call for protest after Haryana, Punjab evict them, open borders

JCB machines were deployed to remove the concrete blocks and reopen the Shambhu-Ambala road, which had remained closed for over a year due to farmers' protest

Punjab Police to transport 7 accomplices of Amritpal Singh from Assam

Pro-Khalistan radical preacher Amritpal Singh's seven accomplices, who were released from Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam following the withdrawal of NSA charges against them and re-arrested in another case by Punjab Police, will be flown to the northern state on Thursday, officials said. Punjab Police re-arrested them for attacking a police station on the outskirts of Amritsar in 2023 and got a transit remand from a local court here. "All seven detainees will be flown to Punjab under tight security. Punjab Police has secured their transit remand and are now completing the legal transfer process from Dibrugarh Central Jail," a senior official told PTI. A 25-member Punjab Police team has been camping in Dibrugarh for the past few days to facilitate the transfer of Singh's accomplices, who have been imprisoned along with the Waris Punjab De (WPD) leader here for nearly two years. "They will be taken to Punjab on two different commercial flights. Three of them have already been brough

Opposition slams AAP govt over explosion outside temple in Amritsar

A blast occurred outside a temple in Amritsar around midnight when a motorcycle-borne person threw an explosive device towards it, damaging a portion of its wall and shattering window panes, officials said on Saturday. While no one was hurt in the incident, the explosion caused panic among residents in the Khandwala area of Amritsar. There have been many incidents of explosions targeting police posts in Amritsar and Gurdaspur in the past four months but it the first such attack on a temple. Opposition parties alleged that the incident reflected the "deteriorating" law and order situation under the AAP government. Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the police were informed about the incident at around 2 am on Saturday by the Thakur Dwar temple priest. CCTV footage of the incident showed two unidentified persons coming to the temple on a motorcycle. After waiting for a few seconds, one of them is seen throwing some explosive material towards the temple and the t

'Many attempts to disturb peace in state': Punjab CM after Amritsar blast

A blast occurred at Thakurdwara Temple in Khandwala, Amritsar, late last night after two bike-borne men lobbed an object, suspected to be an explosive, at the temple

AGTF, Faridkot police nab gangster Manpreet Singh in encounter; 3 arrested

Manpreet Singh, a key accused in the recent murder at Village Kapura in Moga on February 19 and a firing incident at Raja Dhabha in Jagraon on February 26, was injured during the encounter

Punjab inks MoU with IOC, secures higher diesel discount for state buses

State transport minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said with this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the state government would save Rs 9 crore per annum

IISER scientist dies after violent parking clash with neighbour in Mohali

IISER scientist Abhishek Swarnkar dies after a violent parking dispute in Mohali; accused Monty on the run as police register a case of culpable homicide and launch a probe

Telangana tunnel collapse: Body of worker sent to Punjab, rescue continues

The mortal remains of Gurpreet Singh, whose dead body was recovered from the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel here, were sent to his native place in Punjab, even as rescue operations continued on Monday to locate the remaining seven persons. Gurpreet Singh, who worked as a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) operator for Robbins Co, was among the eight men trapped inside the tunnel after its partial collapse on February 22. The body was transported in a special ambulance following postmortem and other procedures at Nagarkurnool civil hospital, official sources said. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to his family. The body could be extricated following "very careful" digging and other efforts for more than 48 hours. It was buried under silt at a depth of about 10 feet, a senior official said on Sunday. Singh was identified based on his earring on the left ear lobe and tattoo on the right hand. The search for the remaining workers continues, the offici

BJP and Akali Dal brought drugs to Punjab, says Minister Harpal Cheema

He further stated that over 872 FIRS had been filed in the last 1.5 weeks and about 1200 crore people had been arrested

Multi-storey building collapses in Ludhiana; 1 dead, several rescued

A multi-storey building of a textile factory collapsed in Focal Point area here late Saturday evening, officials said. Six workers are feared trapped under the debris, they said, adding that the rescue operation was underway. One worker has already been rescued and taken to a nearby hospital, they said. The incident occurred in the Focal Point Phase-8 area on Saturday evening. Initially, seven workers were trapped under the debris. According to an eye witness, a loud sound was heard before the building caved in. Two teams of National Disaster Response Force and other teams of police, fire brigade and factories departments, the Municipal Corporation were undertaking the rescue operation. The operation was underway to bring out the six workers trapped beneath the debris. Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian and Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal are personally overseeing the rescue efforts at the site. They emphasised that the top priority is to rescue the trapped workers. T

Virendra Sachdeva slams AAP over failure in Punjab's cash transfer scheme

This comes after AAP leaders criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party for not implementing the financial aid scheme of providing Rs 2,500 per month to women in Delhi

SKM to hold 'dharnas' outside residences of Punjab AAP MLAs on Mar 10

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday announced that it will hold 'dharnas' outside the residences of AAP MLAs on March 10 in protest against the Punjab Police's action against farmers. A decision in this regard was taken by an emergency meeting held by the SKM in Ludhiana. The meeting came a day after the Punjab Police thwarted the farmers' attempt to go to Chandigarh on the SKM's call for a week-long dharna beginning Wednesday, as multiple checkpoints were set up across the state and security was stepped up at all entry points of the Union Territory (UT). The SKM, a conglomerate of more than 30 farmer bodies, had given the call for the sit-in at Chandigarh in support of the farmers' various demands, including purchase of six crops at minimum support price (MSP) by the state government. In the meeting held in Ludhiana on Thursday, the SKM leaders strongly condemned the Punjab Police's action against the farmers. Bharti Kisan Union (Lakhowal) general secretary Harinder Singh

Cong forms assets dept, names ex-MP Vijay Inder Singla as in-charge

The Congress on Wednesday constituted a new department to take care of its assets and properties across the country and appointed Vijay Inder Singla as its in-charge. Singla is also the joint treasurer of the Congress party, along with senior party leader Ajay Maken. Singla is a former Punjab minister and also a former MP from Sangrur in Punjab. "Congress president has constituted a new AICC department to oversee the Congress party's assets and properties across the country and has appointed Vijay Inder Singla as the AICC in-charge of the department with immediate effect. He will also continue as the joint treasurer of the AICC," a statement from AICC general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, during the inauguration of the new party headquarters at Indira Bhawan, had urged party leaders to take legal recourse to take back properties that were in the possession of the Congress when the first split took place. He also urged party leaders