Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 16

As many as 44 activists of Dal Khalsa were arrested for staging a protest on Independence Day. They were planning to hoist a Sikh flag at Independence Day near Town Hall here.

Among those rounded up included Kanwarpal Singh Bittu, Harcharan Singh Dhami, Gurpreet Singh, Sarabjit Singh, Gurnam Singh and Sukhjinder Singh. They were later released on bail.