The youth wing of the BJP informed the police about the posters
Guwahati:
Assam Police arrested the owner of a dhaba in the state’s Bongaigaon district for putting up posters of Khalistani leaders and flags.
The roadside eatery, owned by one Gurmukh Singh, had put up a banner of terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala. A poster of singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala, who was shot dead in 2022, and a Khalistani flag were also put up.
The members of the BJP’s youth wing informed the police about the posters following the arrest of the dhaba owner, sources said.
Gurmukh Singh hails from Tarn Taran district of Punjab and has been staying in Assam for years, police sources said.
“We suspect that he has put up the posters in his Dhaba to attract truck drivers, a significant number of whom are from Punjab. Otherwise, it would be irrational for him to put up such material,” said another police official.