Punjab Police's Contradictory Statements and the Transfer of Commissioner Bhullar The Punjab police faced significant controversy after issuing conflicting statements regarding an alleged ISI-backed terror module linked to the Jantar-Mantar protest. Initially, the police claimed that members of the module had filmed the protest, but later retracted the statement, accusing social media users of manipulating the information. This led to the transfer of Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Bhullar, sparking political debates. The police first alleged that the module, allegedly supported by Pakistan's ISI, had filmed the protest. However, the next day, they clarified that the original statement had been misinterpreted. They stated that social media users had edited videos and added misleading captions, leading to confusion. The police emphasized that the accused individuals were not part of the protest and had no connection to the Jantar-Mantar movement. They also mentioned that the alleged plot involved targeting protesters with petrol bombs. On August 4, 2026, the Punjab police announced that they had dismantled a terror module linked to ISI. Nine individuals, including four minors, were arrested. The operation uncovered three illegal pistols, nine live cartridges, four petrol bombs, and a stolen motorcycle. The accused included individuals like Vansh Kumar and Anmol Singh, who were allegedly part of a network planning to disrupt security and incite unrest. The police also revealed that surveillance cameras near the railway tracks had been used to monitor activities, with funding allegedly provided by incarcerated individuals. The police later issued a clarification on August 6, 2026, stating that their initial statement had been misrepresented.#punjab_police #isil #ravneet_singh_bittu #jantar_mantar #gurpreet_bhullar
Dhurandhar 2: When Cinema Becomes Catharsis Mar 26, 2026 | Updated 12:55 PM GMT+5:30 Dhurandhar 2 is a masterful blend of fact and fiction, and the blend is seamless because Dhar knows exactly where one ends and the other begins, and he is not confused about which serves the story. I finally watched Dhurandhar 2 at a late-night show on a Wednesday, and yes, the hall was almost full, and yes, as most reviews say, the movie is violent. I am not enamoured by cinematic violence. Decades of watching Hindi film heroes punch their way through armies of goons has anaesthetised most of us to screen bloodshed. Violence in Hindi movies has always been a spectacle, not a sensation. But what director Aditya Dhar has achieved in Dhurandhar 2 is something incredible. The violence feels cathartic, purgatory, purifying. Only once before has on-screen violence felt so cathartic, and yes, so lyrical. That was in Kill Bill Volume 1, where Uma Thurman faces Lucy Liu in a snow-drenched, moonlit sword fight that transcends blood and gore and becomes something close to poetry in motion. Dhar achieves a similar alchemy in Dhurandhar 2. The violence does not disgust. It releases. The question worth asking is what makes the depiction of on-screen violence in Dhurandhar 2 feel like justice while other similar depictions feel merely gratuitous? The answer lies in the weight of history behind it. While making Dhurandhar, Aditya Dhar was not merely making a spy thriller; he was performing an exorcism. Dhar is a Kashmiri Hindu. His family was among the hundreds of thousands who were driven from the land of their ancestors, not too long ago in history.#aditya_dhar #ranveer_singh #kashmir #isil #zahoor_mistry
