Mohali police on Saturday detained a person for allegedly flaunting a ‘Free Sikh Prisoners’ T-shirt on the IPL match between Punjab Kings (PK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). In keeping with a LiveMint report, Hardeep Singh was detained together with seven others, and have been launched by police on the identical day.
Quoting Balwinder Singh, spokesperson of ‘Quami Insaaf Morcha’, the report added that the district police launched Hardeep by 7.30 pm Saturday with out urgent any fees. Hardeep, in a video shared on Twitter by the deal with – nikhilch – known as the incident a ‘false impression’ and clarified that the cops, after posing a number of questions, allowed him to go residence.
‘Quami Insaaf Morcha’ (QIM) is a sit-in agitation began by Sikh teams to demand the discharge of Sikh prisoners in jail.
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The incident has raised considerations over safety on the Mohali stadium regardless of a three-tier system organized.
Forward of the match, ‘Quami Insaaf Morcha’ staged a protest close to the stadium calling for the discharge of ‘Bandi Singhs’ (Sikh prisoners).
Mohali police commissioner, Harpreet Singh Sidhu, had earlier mentioned {that a} probe can be initiated into the matter and a evaluation of the safety system carried out to keep away from the occurrences of such incidents.
On social media, netizens debated over the best to freedom of expression and whether or not the police have been justified in detaining the person.
Final week, the Punjab and Haryana excessive court docket expressed concern over frequent street blockades by QIM protesters and said that obstructing roads was not an answer. QIM mentioned the protest at YPS Chowk in Mohali will proceed until the prisoners, lodged in numerous jails regardless of completion of their sentences, have been freed.
The match was gained by PK with pacer Arshdeep Singh bagging the highest performer spot within the second innings.