Punjab’s police force arrested nearly 50 protesters and a police officer was injured after they cleared a blockade by supporters of Waris Punjab De chief and radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh from the busy traffic junction at Sohana in Mohali. Police took action after the gurdwara management objected to the blocking of the crossing to the place of worship. Swords, spears and farm implements were recovered from the protesters. After the police removed barricades on both sides of the road, they opened the crossing for traffic to ply, but a group of armed youngsters arrived and stopped traffic. As they surrounded a journalist, a police officer went to his rescue and suffered facial injuries.
