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Gangsters thrash jail warden at Bathinda central jail

Sameer Singh

Bathinda, June 29

Two gangsters lodged in Bathinda central jail allegedly attacked the jail warden here on Tuesday.

On a complaint registered at Cantt police station on June 28, Assistant Jail Superintendent Gauravdeep Singh sought action against gangsters Rajveer Singh, a resident of Gurdaspur, and Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Ludhiana, who attacked the jail warden.

The jail officials had recovered a mobile phone and five sim cards from gangster Rajveer Singh on Tuesday.

The complaint mentioned that the gangsters not only beat-up the jail warden Gurmeet Singh but also pushed other officials around and tried to flee from the jail security block.

The assailants threatened the police personnel with dire consequences.

Sub-Inspector, Investigation officer Karamjit Singh said, “As per a complaint received from the jail authorities, the police have registered a case against the two gangsters under various sections of the Prisons Act and started further investigation.”

Gangsters thrash jail warden at Bathinda central jail
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