Khalistani Liberation Force Chief Harminder Singh Mintoo was today nabbed from Delhi railway station, a day after he escaped with five other inmates from Nabha jail in Patiala. A senior official of Punjab police said that Mintoo has been arrested from Delhi railway station by Delhi police.
He said, Delhi police nabbed the dreaded terrorist on the basis of inputs passed on by Punjab police. He said, a team of Punjab police will go to Delhi to bring him back. It is the second arrest in the case. UP police last evening arrested the alleged mastermind of the jailbreak, Parminder Singh from Kairana in Shamli district.
Meanwhile, security agencies on Monday continued their hunt for the others in the Nabha jailbreak.
In neighbouring Haryana, Haryana Police and Punjab Police confirmed the recovery of a Hyundai Verna car from a village in Kaithal district. The abandoned car was one of the getaway vehicles used by the escaped prisoners and their attackers.
“On search of the car, we recovered a police uniform and some mobile numbers. We are investigating this. The registration number plates of the car are fake,” a Haryana Police official in Kaithal said.
Khalistan Liberation Force chief Harminder Singh Mintoo, Kashmir Singh (both terrorists) and dreaded gangsters Gurpreet Sekhon, Vicky Gounder, Amandeep Dhotian and Neeta Deol–had escaped from the Nabha Jail after the attack.
Nabha JailBreak: Kejriwal demands resignation of Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has demanded the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, who also holds the portfolio of state Home Department. In a statement, Kejriwal said: “The Punjab Home Minister should immediately resign taking responsibility of the jailbreak and the killing of an innocent girl by the Punjab Police.” He added, “This shows a complete breakdown of the law and order in Punjab.” Interacting with the media, state AAP incharge Sanjay Singh ridiculed Sukhbir for hinting at Pakistan’s hand behind the incident. The party demanded a high-level judicial probe into the jailbreak. Sukhbir should not go on saying anything that come to his mind without any evidence that it was really Pakistan which had retaliated to the surgical strikes, he said.
Govt behind jailbreak, alleges Amarinder
Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh blamed the government for the jailbreak, saying the Khalistani terrorist and other gangsters had been freed by the Akalis for using them in the elections. Talking to the media on the second day of his roadshow here on Sunday, Amarinder alleged the jailbreak would not have been possible without government’s connivance. He said the Akalis were setting stage for violence before the elections.
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Charanjit Singh Channi held Home Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia responsible for the jailbreak. “This is not possible without the connivance of politicians with the police. The formation of an SIT by is a mere eyewash. The case should be handed over to a High Court judge,” he said. Channi further said it was strange six prisoners escaped without getting injured. “Akalis want to create disturbance in Punjab ahead of the elections,” he added.