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Peace was restored successful Central Jail connected Tajpur Road successful Ludhiana connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025), a time aft a convulsive clash betwixt inmates and constabulary near several, including the superintendent, injured.
According to sources, astir 200 inmates attacked constabulary adjacent 1 of the barracks. People contiguous extracurricular the jailhouse analyzable claimed that sirens could beryllium heard from wrong the jailhouse analyzable for astir 20 minutes.
The incidental occurred precocious Tuesday (December 16) evening with a scuffle breaking retired betwixt prisoners, an authoritative root said.
During a regular check, jailhouse officials who tried to interruption up the combat were allegedly attacked by inmates.
Jail Superintendent Kulwant Sidhu was allegedly deed connected the caput with a ceramic by an inmate, leaving him unconscious. He is nether attraction astatine a backstage hospital.
Jail DSP Jagjeet Singh, a presumption location officer, and astatine slightest 2 CRPF unit were besides injured successful the incident, and truthful were immoderate of the inmates.
The concern has been brought nether control, an authoritative said.
ACP (East) Sumit Sood said a lawsuit has been registered, and an probe is connected into what precisely transpired.
The incidental past nighttime was brought to the announcement of Punjab Jail Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, who has sought a elaborate study from the situation authorities, the root said.
On Tuesday (December 16), Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma arrived astatine the jailhouse with a dense constabulary unit to reconstruct instrumentality and order.
In 2019, the aforesaid jailhouse witnessed a large clash betwixt the inmates.
