Ludhiana: Punjab Waqf Board chief ‘manhandled’, nine booked

Ludhiana | Wednesday | 16th May, 2018

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NINE PERSONS were booked by Ludhiana police for allegedly ‘manhandling’ Punjab Waqf Board chairman Zunaid Raza Khan during his visit to the city on May 12. Karnataka Election Results 2018 – Follow The Indian Express live coverage on Congress-JDS Government Alliance in Karnataka and real-time updates at indianexpress.comFor all the latest Ludhiana News, download Indian Express App As per the gunman’s complaint, when the chairman talked about removing encroachments and freeing Waqf Board land from encroachers, some persons in the audience got agitated. An FIR was registered Monday based on the statement of his gunman, head constable Shingara Khan, who alleged that when the Waqf board chairman was giving speech at a school in Ludhiana, some persons ‘attacked him. They allegedly tried to pull his beard and snatch the gunman’s weapon but the security team took the chairman to safety..