Bains brothers along with supporters arrested under Mining Act

Ludhiana, April 17, 2015: Controversial and popular MLAs Simarjit Singh Bains and Balwinder Singh Bains were arrested under various Sections of the Mining Act and the Indian penal Code today. According to an official press release, on a statement given by Manjeet Singh, SIPO Mining Officer, District Industries Center, Ludhiana a case under various Sections of the Mining Act and the Indian penal Code has been registered against Simarjit Singh Bains MLA from Atam Nagar Ludhiana Assembly Constituency, his brother Balwinder Singh Bains MLA, Ranjit Singh Ubhi (Councillor), Gurpreet Singh Gora (Councillor), Daljit Singh Bhola (Councillor), Parminder Singh alias Sona (Councillor),  Sher Singh Garcha (ex-Councillor), Harpreet Singh of Amarpura Mohalla, Gurnam Singh of Tilak Nagar, Gaurav Kumar of Vishnu Nagar, Sarabjit Singh of Janakpuri, Pawandeep Singh of Field Ganj, Gagandeep Singh of Kidwai nagar, Ravinderpal Singh of LIG Flats, Ravinderpal Kumar of Khud Mohalla, Kulwinder Singh of Janta Colony, Deepak Seth of Jaswant Nagar, Jagjit Singh of Arjan Nagar, Ajmer Singh along with unknown 40-50 unknown supporters.

As per the complainant he along with Mahesh Khanna (Mining Officer), Simarpreet Kaur (Mining Officer), Rakesh pathak BLEO, DIC, Ludhiana and driver Harjinderpal Singh on receiving an information arrived at Chuharwal village, near Sutlej Canal and allegedly observed that Simarjit Singh Bains along with his supporters Ranjit Singh alias Ubhi was illegally loading excavating sand in tractor trollies. 

Further, according to an official release issued by the police this evening when all those allegedly  indulging into loading tractor trollies with sand were asked to stop doing it they allegedly manhandled the Mining Team Members and Simarjit Singh Bains provoked his supporters. Resulting to which supporters of Bains remained illegally excavating sand. 

Further, the complainant alleged that Daljit Singh Bhola and Gurpreet Singh Councillor stopped their way and paved way after damaging bank of Sutlej Canal. On this, they informed the police following which police officers and police force arrived there and they were handed over ten loaded tractor trollies of sand. He further stated that on seeing the police party there some of the supporters managed to flee. The accused have been sent to judicial remand, said the police release.

It may be mentioned here that in-fact, Bains brothers were launching an agitation against the sand mafia. Surprisingly, they were supposed to launch this agitation on April 20 but they implemented their plan three days in advance. Earlier on April 11 this year, the police had arrested the Bains brothers along with their supporters when they were about to form a human chain against the sand mafia in Ludhiana.

The arrest of Bains brothers has spread like a wild fire not only in Ludhiana but across political circles in Punjab and outside. Only time will reveal the outcome of this political development in the state, believe political observers.