Ludhiana court blast victim identified as ex-cop; Punjab DGP orders tough action against those disturbing law and order situation

The meeting took place in the wake of a bomb blast in the Ludhiana district courts complex that killed one person and injured six others.

Chandigarh: Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya on Friday directed senior police officials to take effective and stern action against those found disturbing peace and communal harmony in the poll-bound state.

DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya directed all commissioners of police/SSPs to launch preventive, precautionary and operational security measures to ensure peace and communal harmony in the state.

The DGP held a virtual meeting with the officers to review the crime situation. The meeting took place in the wake of a bomb blast in the Ludhiana district courts complex.