Qaumi Insaaf Morcha protest: Former MP Simranjit Mann booked, 17 others arrested
According to the police statement, Chandigarh police booked four people and arrested 17 others following the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha protest. Simranjit Singh Mann, the SAD president and former MP, was among those booked. The 17 arrested were charged with violating orders from the district magistrate, blocking roads, and attempting to break police barricades.
Four FIRs were registered after a complaint from an assistant sub-inspector. Simranjit Singh Mann's son, Emaan Singh Mann, was one of the eight arrested in one of the FIRs, booked under Section 223 of the BNS, which deals with disobedience of lawful orders by a public servant. Another FIR accused Simranjit Singh Mann and three others of disguising themselves as an injured person.
The police claimed Mann was booked under Section 217, 223, 353, and Section 9 of the Punjab Security of State Act, 1953, for allegedly undermining state security, public order, decency, morality, or inciting offense. Additional FIRs were registered against several persons under various provisions of the BNS, the Arms Act, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
The Qaumi Insaaf Morcha had called for a march seeking the release of Sikh prisoners who had completed their sentences.
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