Nabha jail break: Haryana on ‘high alert’

Haryana has been put on ‘high alert’ after 10 armed men attacked the high-security Nabha jail in Punjab early on Sunday and freed a dreaded Sikh militant and five others.

Haryana has been put on ‘high alert’ after 10 armed men attacked the high-security Nabha jail in Punjab early on Sunday and freed a dreaded Sikh militant and five others.

Haryana has been put on ‘high alert’. (HT Representative Image)

Inspector general of police, CID, Anil Kumar Rao told HT that high alert has been sounded. “Our teams in Kaithal, Pehowa, Jind and other areas adjoining Punjab are on maximum alert. They are checking all suspicious vehicles. The situation is being constantly monitored,” he said.

The attackers were dressed in police uniforms and fired indiscriminately before fleeing with Khalistan Liberation Front chief Harminder Singh alias Mintoo and some gangsters from the Central jail in Patiala district.