'Khalistan' flag incident: Himachal CM Jairam Thakur orders SIT probe

After Khalistan flags were found tied on the Himachal Assembly main gate and walls Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Sunday said that he has directed the police to constitute a Special Investigation Team SIT to probe the incident adding that those behind the incident would not be sparedSpeaking to reporters here today the Chief Minister said The state government has directed the police to constitute a Special Investigation Team SIT headed by a DIG rank officer This sixmember SIT will find each and every detail of the case and will coordinate with the state and central agenciesFIR has been registered against whoever tied Khalistan flags and wrote Khalistan outside the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Dharamshala today The investigation has been initiated Our efforts are to nab them as soon as possible Strict action will be taken against the accused We have been observing for some days that some powers from behind are carrying out such incidents They will not be successful or spared he addedThakur also hinted out to hand over the case to central agencies but the decision will be taken only after some input from the SITOn the allegation of the Congress he said At this point of time he would not answer any political comment on the matter but the case would be taken to a logical endThakur said that the government will review the security along the borders with various statesHis remarks came after the Superintendent of Police Kangra suspected the hands of some tourists from Punjab in the incidentNotably Himachal Pradesh is a hilly state that attracts tourists from various parts of India The state shares its borders with Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Uttarakhand Haryana and PunjabSpeaking to ANI Thakur said I condemn the incident I urge the people of the state to maintain peace Action will be taken against the perpetrators We will soon review the security system at our borders with other statesThe Chief Minister further informed that an FIR has been registered following the incident and a probe has been ordered to nab the culpritsThe incident is unfortunate and I have ordered a probe An FIR has also been registered and we are trying to catch the culprits he saidThakur said that the culprits took the advantage of the deployment of the police in the interior of the Assembly campus and put up the flags on the walls and gateIt is being said that the incident took place at night The police are deployed in the interior of the Vidhan Sabha campus since it is very large So the poster was put up on the wall and the main gate of the Assembly The CCTV footage is being probed to get a clue about the culprits the Chief Minister saidEarlier Khalistan flags were found tied on the main gate and boundary wall of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Dharamshala on Sunday morningSoon after the incident came to light a police official informed that the flags were removed from the gates and wallsSuperintendent of Police Kangra Khushal Sharma said It might have happened late night or early morning today We have removed the Khalistan flags from the Vidhan Sabha gate It could be an act of some tourists from PunjabThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever