The SSP, Ludhiana, Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill has constituted nine teams of police personnel to ensure that the Punjab Bandh called by hardliners on November 3 passes off peacefully. In a meeting held today, the SSP announced, “While there are no reports of any kind of untoward incident, yet to ensure the safety of shops, trading places, factories, schools, shopping malls and others areas we are taking certain precautionary measures.”

Apart from police teams, traffic personnel, PCR teams and a team of doctors with ambulance will be pressed into service.

The teams have been asked to be on duty at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. While these teams will cover the entire city, special attention is being given to the Dugri area where the victims of 1984 Sikh riots are settled. The teams will hold flag marches in the area and ensure that no untoward incident occurs in their concerned areas. Notable here is that certain hardline parties like the Sant Samaj, Dal Khalsa, Damdami Taksal have given a call for Punjab Bandh to commemorate the passing of 25 years after the anti-Sikh riots.

The teams constituted are s below:
Team 1:will be headed by SP City 1 and include DSP (North), SHO division nos 1 and 4 with 30 jawans. This team’s nodal area will be Ghanta Ghar and will take care of areas like Chuara Bazaar, Ghanta Ghar chowk and Akal Garh market. The responsibility of smooth flow of traffic on and under the elevated road is also the responsibility of this team.

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