BREAKING: Bhai Dhian Singh Mand rearrested

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PATIALA — Bhai Dhian Singh Mand, who was appointed as acting Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib by organizers of Sarbat Khalsa 2015, has been re-arrested by Patiala police on 8th May at 1AM.

Bhai Mand was on his way back from Delhi to Amritsar when he was arrested by the Patiala police at Shambu barrier on the border of Punjab and Haryana.

According to Sikh24 News, Bhai Mand and others are currently being kept at Ghanour police station in Patiala. Along with Bhai Mand, Bhai Mohkam Singh, Jarnail Singh Sakhera, Paramjit Singh Jejeani and Manpreet Singh were also arrested upon entering Punjab from the Shambu border.

Bhai Mand, along with other Sarbat Khalsa appointed Jathedars were returning to Punjab after having paid obeisance at Patna Sahib and Hazur Sahib.  After paying homage at Patna Sahib, Bhai Mand and other Jathedars arrived in New Delhi and were welcomed there by the Sikh Sangat.  All three Jathedars are currently on tour of the five Takhts.  They were planning to pay homage at Sri Darbar Sahib and Akal Takht Sahib in Sri Amritsar on May 10.

At late night on May 10, the police also carried out raids at Bhai Gurdeep Singh Bathinda’s house.  They were not able to arrest him along with other leaders as he was not in the same car as Bhai Mand,” Bhai Bathinda’s son Gurbinder Singh Brar told Sikh24.

Bhai Baljit Singh Daduwal, Bhai Amrik Singh Ajnala and Bhai Gurdeep Singh Bathinda are currently outside of Punjab.

Just two days ago, on May 6, Bhai Mand had told Sikh24 that Sarbat Khalsa Jathebandis will be established Akal Takht Sahib secretariat in Amritsar.  Bhai Mand had told Sikh24 that the secretariat office would allow Sarbat Khalsa Jathedars to provide guidance to the Khalsa Panth on various issues.  As per internal sources within the SGPC, Sikh24 has learned that SGPC executives were not happy at Bhai Mand’s move to establish a parallel office to Akal Takht Sahib’s secretariat.  SGPC is currently also tasked at elevating security around Sri Darbar Sahib for June 4 shaheedi samagam.

Bhai Mand was released last month on April 22.  He was arrested in November 2015 under sedition charges for participating in Sarbat Khalsa and later on the complaint of Partap Singh, Sri Harmandir Sahib manager, for disturbing environment of the sanctum sanctorum on Bandi Chhor Diwas. Following his release in these cases cases, his name was added in the FIR registered against unknown miscreants for blockading Harike Bridge.

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