Punjab bandh call evokes poor response

LUDHIANA: Hindu outfits' call for a 'Punjab Bandh' to protest against terror attack on Amarnath Yatra received lukewarm response across the state. Anticipating trouble, heavy police force was deployed across Ludhiana. Members of Hindu outfits brandished swords forcibly tried to close shops in Chaura Bazaar, Clock Tower, Girjaghar Chowk and Division Number 3 area. However, shopkeepers resisted. Police immediately swung into action and the troublemakers were detained. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rattan Singh Brar claimed that the day remained peaceful with no violence being reported across the city, and that 25 people were detained under preventative measures.