Overview
- Police fired tear gas and stopped BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) supporters from reaching the Bathinda deputy commissioner’s office, with officials reporting stone-pelting from rooftops and saying the situation was contained.
- Authorities mounted heavy deployments, set up multi-layer barricades at entry points, and detained or placed several protesters under house arrest to block the planned sit-in.
- Drones were observed over Jeond during the operation, though reports did not clarify whether they were used for surveillance or to deploy crowd-control munitions.
- The protest centers on demands to free Baldev Singh Chauke and Shagandeep (Sagandeep) Singh Jeond, who face attempt-to-murder and related charges from a January 2025 clash in which a DSP was injured.
- Legal outcomes remain unclear, with one report noting a fresh Punjab and Haryana High Court bail hearing scheduled and another stating bail was granted, as unions pledge to continue demonstrations.