Concerned over the jailbreak in Punjab, the Centre on Sunday sought a report from the State Government asking it provide details of the incident.
Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi spoke to the Punjab director general of police (DGP) asking him to ensure adequate security in all jails in the state.
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal also spoke to the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and apprised him of the details of the incident of Nabha jail-break and updated him on the steps being taken to apprehend the culprits. The incident came two days after the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asked security forces to guard against attempts to disturb peace through “vicious” political campaign or by external extremist forces during the election process in Punjab and four other States. “We have to keep strict vigil against external extremist elements who may try to create disturbance in Punjab. We have to keep strict vigil and take proper steps to ensure peace during election,” Singh had stated during the conference of Director Generals of Police (DGPs) in Hyderabad on Friday.