One more lands in Panchkula police net

Panchkula, November 5

The Panchkula police today arrested one more person for attacking a team of the police during a protest against licensed mining at Rattewali village in Barwala on November 3.

The arrested person has been identified as Balwinder Singh, a resident of Maheshpur in Sector 21. The police had earlier arrested 13 persons in this connection.

Two separate FIRs were lodged at the Chandimandir police station in connection with the incident. The first case was registered under Sections 114, 147, 148, 149, 186, 188, 283, 307, 332, 341, 353, 379- B, 384, 427, 270, 271 and 120-B of the IPC, Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the PDP Act against 13 persons on the basis of a complaint filed by Duty Magistrate Sunil Jakhar.

The other FIR was registered against 34 persons under Sections 120-B, 148, 149, 308, 395, 435, 436 and 506 of the IPC on the complaint of mining contractor Pradeep Goyal. — TNS