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PHAGWARA: All the 11 police gunmen provided to three of the four arrested leaders of right wing Hindu groups, after their clash with Dalit groups, have been withdrawn. He claimed that the right wing leaders were mainly responsible for vitiating the atmosphere in the state. A senior police official said that after targeted killings in Punjab, security of the right wing leaders was further strengthened. The number of gunmen provided varied from time to time, he added.The SSP also He held that Saini was not present when the clash took place. “We can’t take chances,” he added.When asked about the number of other right wing leaders who had been provided gunmen in Phagwara , Kapurthala SSP Sandeep Sharma said that apart from these three, Shiv Sena’s Gurdeep Saini was also given gunmen..