Punjab Police had sufficient info on threat perception of Sukhbir Badal: senior officers

A elder constabulary serviceman told The Indian Express the information cordon astir Sukhbir Singh Badal had been tightened aft the Akali person was declared ‘tankhaiya’ oregon blameworthy of violating the Sikh spiritual codification of behaviour connected August 30 by the Akal Takht. “He already enjoys Z Plus information which is provided to him by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) but aft the developments wherever helium was recovered ‘tankhaiya’ and aft helium was awarded the punishment by the Akal Takht connected December 2, we were doubly conscious of the threats to him,” said a elder constabulary serviceman not consenting to beryllium named.

Sources said the constabulary are investigating the incidental from assorted angles including the information that determination was sizeable choler against the senior Akali Dal leader implicit the incidents successful the past fewer days successful Amritsar wherever helium appeared earlier the Akal Takht.

They said pursuing quality inputs astir threats to Sukhbir Singh Badal aft the Akal Takht declared his punishment, authorities decided to deploy a cordon of constabulary unit with flowing beards and successful plainclothes astir him.

“There is nary information lapse. We were good successful power of the concern and knew that determination could beryllium an disfigured concern and were hence prepared to woody with it,” a elder Punjab Police serviceman maintained.

According to sources, information details of all Akali leaders who had appeared earlier the Akal Takht had been enhanced earlier their quality earlier the ultimate Sikh assemblage connected December 2 pursuing a elaborate reappraisal of the menace perception.

The Akal Takht declared Sukhbir ‘tankhaiya’ for the “mistakes” made by him from 2007 to 2017 erstwhile helium was the lawman main curate and enactment chief, arsenic good arsenic for the decisions helium took that “deeply harmed the representation of the Panth and caused harm to Sikh interests”.

On Monday, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh imposed spiritual punishment connected Badal and different elder leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), saying they were unfit to pb the Sikh community. The Jathedar besides directed the SAD’s moving committee to judge Badal’s resignation and announced the enactment of a committee to initiate a rank thrust and statesman the process of electing a caller leadership.