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Barnala Lathicharge Incident

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The story so far

Barnala Lathicharge Incident

Tracked across 4 sources · Updated 4h ago

Punjab police lathi-charged protesting sanitation workers in Barnala. The DSP was suspended after SC and NCSK intervention. Opposition leaders condemned the action. SC panel chief met injured workers. Protests escalated, becoming a political challenge for the AAP government.

How it unfolded

  1. 20h ago

    Barnala lathicharge protests reach Parliament

  2. 20h ago

    SC panel chief meets injured workers

  3. 3d ago

    Ravneet Bittu slams AAP over police action

  4. 3d ago

    DSP suspension confirmed after DIG report

  5. 4d ago

    Barnala DSP suspended after NCSK intervention

  6. 5d ago

    SC Commission issues notice over lathi charge

What happened earlier

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Punjab hikes sanitation workers' salary to Rs 20,500 after protest

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  1. Punjab government increased monthly salary of contractual sanitation workers to Rs 20,500 after protests in Barnala.

  2. Minister Harjot Singh Bains confirmed the strike has been called off.

  3. A DSP was suspended over police action during the protests.

  4. An SIT probe has been ordered into the incident.

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Senior Punjab Cop Suspended After Lathicharge On Sanitation Workers

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  1. Punjab Police suspended Barnala DSP Satvir Singh on Friday.

  2. The suspension follows an alleged lathicharge on sanitation workers in Barnala.

  3. The action was taken by the Punjab Police department.

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Punjab: Barnala DSP suspended over lathicharge on sanitation staff

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  1. Punjab Police suspended Barnala DSP Satvir Singh over alleged lathicharge on striking sanitation workers on July 22, 2026.

  2. The suspension was based on a report by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Patiala range, Kuldeep Singh Chahal.

  3. Satvir Singh was attached to the 4th Commando Battalion at SAS Nagar under Rule 4(1)(a) of the Punjab Police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970.

  4. The clash injured 22 people, including 18 sanitation workers and four police personnel.

  5. Sanitation workers demand regularisation of services and an FIR under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

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Punjab: Ravneet Bittu condemns police action against sanitation workers on strike in Barnala

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  1. BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu criticized the AAP government over alleged police assault on protesting sanitation workers in Barnala

  2. The incident involves sanitation workers on strike in Barnala, Punjab

  3. Bittu condemned the police action against the striking workers

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