Nabha Jailbreak: Govt suspends DG Prisons, jail officials
The Punjab government on Wednesday suspended the state's Director General (Prisons) after armed men broke into Nabha jail in Patiala to free Khalistan Liberation Force chief Harminder Singh Mintoo and others. Nabha Jail superintendent and deputy superintendent have also been dismissed. Meanwhile, a red alert has been sounded across Punjab and checkposts have been erected to nab the militants.