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| 481 arrested in crackdown in Punjab |
| 2015-01-11 |
[DAWN] The Punjab police claimed on Friday to have juggedYez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! 481 people for misusing loudspeaker, holding provocative speeches and possessing hate material throughout the province. Police claimed arrests and registration of 667 cases against the suspects in an ongoing crackdown which is the continuation of the National Action Plan announced by the federal government. According to two news releases, as many as 593 cases have been registered for misusing loudspeaker and 297 arrests have so far been made. Up to 16 cases have been registered for provocative speeches while 130 people have been arrested. Similarly, 25 people have been arrested on charges of wall chalking. However, the difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits... the release did not mention as to how many cases have been registered in third category. In the picturesque provincial capital, as many as 58 cases were registered and 29 people were arrested on Friday. During the crackdown, police also confiscated a large number of books, pamphlets, banners, newspapers, memory cards, DVDs, CDs, USBs, booklets and computers from various districts. Inspector General of Punjab Police Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera had ordered the fresh crackdown three days ago against all miscreants/anti-state elements involved in instigating the masses through printed hate material, provocative speeches and misuse of loudspeaker. According to the IGP, such people, who are becoming the controllers for terrorists, will be dealt strictly and with full force. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 How big are their prisons in Pakiwakiland? It seems like 1000+ a day. How big are their morgues in Pakiwakiland? Seems like an awful lot a day. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-01-11 22:46 |