The leaders of some Sikh outfits and hardline groups were taken into preventive custody early today in Punjab in apprehension of breach of peace after a call that the newly-appointed jathedars would address the community from the Akal Takht.<br/><br/>Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) President Simranjit Singh<br/><br/>Mann and United Akali Dal leader Bhai Mokham Singh, the key organisers of yesterday's 'Sarbat Khalsa' a grand assembly of Sikhs, were taken into preventive custody by the police.<br/><br/>Police said that the security in Amritsar, especially in and around the Golden Temple complex, had been strengthened.<br/><br/>Amritsar Police Commissioner, J S Aulakh said, Mann and Bhai Mokham Singh have been taken into preventive custody.<br/><br/>He said that "the situation in Amritsar was "peaceful and under control."
News On AIR | November 11, 2015 12:08 PM
Leaders of some Sikh outfits, hardline groups taken into preventive custody