Of the persons from Punjab reported missing since the Republic Day violence in the national capital, 70 are in Delhi jails, while 14 of the remaining 19 missing had been located, the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday, adding that efforts are on to trace the remaining five.
A day after announcing a helpline number ‘112’ for citizens to make complaints to trace the missing protestors, the Chief Minister told the all-party meeting that as per information received, five persons from Punjab are still missing and all efforts were being made to trace them.
The 70-member lawyers’ team of Advocate-General Atul Nanda, deputed to help out farmers with free legal aid, were reaching out to those in prison and those facing cases filed against them by the Delhi Police, said Capt Amarinder.
The Chief Minister asserted that the State Government was extending all possible help to the agitating farmers, camping out at Delhi’s borders for over two months now, and also to their families back home. No effort would be spared to ensure the safe return of all the farmers to their homes in Punjab, he added. “170 cases registered against farmers during agitations in Punjab are being withdrawn by the Government,” he said.