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  The Punjab government suspended Kapurthala Modern jail superintendent for allegedly raising fake lemon purchase bills worth Rs 10,000. While the common man struggles to buy the lemons as the prices go beyond their reach, a jail officer in Punjab was suspended for raising fake lemon purchase bills . The Punjab government suspended Kapurthala Modern jail superintendent Gurnam Lal after jail records showed that about 50 kilograms of lemons were purchased at Rs 200 per kg, worth Rs 10,000 between April 15- 30, 2022 . The truth came to light when Punjab minister for Jails, Mining and Tourism Harjot Singh Bains received a complaint from the jail inmates that the jail superintendent was raising fake ration bills and the items shown in the bills were never given to the jail inmates. The Minister then ordered the verification of the stock and bills. Accordingly, a verification by the senior jail officials revealed that the lemon bills were fake. Jail inmates had also told t...

  Patiala Violence: Mobile internet and SMS services, except voice calls, were also suspended in the district from 9:30 am and will remain blocked till 6 pm today. Chandigarh: A day after Patiala witnessed clashes between two groups during an anti-Khalistan march that left four people injured, the Punjab government today took strict action against the state police, removing three top officers from their posts over their failure to control the violence in the district. The clashes in Patiala were political and not communal as reported earlier, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann told NDTV today, saying that Shiv Sena and BJP workers and Shiromani Akali Dal men were behind the clashes. The Inspector General of Police (Patiala Range), the Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police and the Superintendent of Police were transferred from the post following orders from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who is reportedly upset about the police response to the violence, sources told NDTV. A spokespe...