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A 26-year-old Babbar Khalsa terrorist early on Monday escaped from police custody in Punjab. The terrorist Karamveer Singh was arrested by Hoshiarpur police on Sunday for killing a Dera head Sant Pradhan Singh in the city on May 16 earlier this year. According to Hoshiarpur Police the reasons for his killing the Dera Head were that he was practising and teaching against the beliefs of the Sikh Faith. Investigations in the murder were ongoing and Karamveer Singh and Makhan Singh of Babbar Khalsa International - a militant outfit were believed to be involved. Police had taken Karamveer into custody on Sunday. He escaped from the police early Monday morning after asking for a bathroom break. He jumped onto the roof of the police station where he was being held and fled. Five policemen including an ASI have been suspended and roadblocks and checkpoints have been set up at various point sin the district to nab the escaped militant. Karamveer Singh was operating under BKI functionary Narain Singh Chaura an associate of Jagtar SIngh Hawara who is undergoing life imprisonment until death for the assassination for former Punjab Chief Minister Beant SIngh. The police has now arrested three people including a lady for providing shelter to Karamveer Singh prior to his arrest. They are Amarjit Singh, Jarnail Singh and Ranjit Kaur. The police have recovered one AK 47 assault rifle, one AK 56 assault rifle, six magazines , 276 cartridges of the AK rifles, two hand grenades, two fire pins of the grenades, one remote control, one timer, two detonators and 5.5 kg RDX including a prepared 3.5 kg RDX bomb. A reward of Rs 5 lakh has been announced for information leading to the arrest of the militant. Reports also said that the police have sealed the borders of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in their hunt of Karamjit. 04:25 PM, Oct 18, 2010

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Jyoti Kamal has now seen the constant swing of human enterprise and the shifting mosaic of human behavior as a journalist for over 11 years. From print media to electronic media its been a journey seeking answers to an ever increasing number of questions and the quest remains far from being anywhere near fulfilled. On this journey there have been countless incidents where journalism has snapped eyes open wide. From being part of the academic environment at MICA to the beginning of professional journalism with The Times of India, moving on to The Indian Express and then the launch of The Economic Times in Chandigarh and on to the diverse platforms of Network 18 and being a part of the IBN launch team, exposure to information mediation has been intense. Jyoti Kamal is Chief of Bureau at Chandigarh and reports from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for the Network. He lives in the wonderful city of Chandigarh with his wife Shiv and son Atharv.

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