India, Aug. 22 -- Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, his nephew and Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar, along with former minister Surjit Kumar Jiyani were taken into custody by police at Balluana in the border district of Fazilka on Friday when they were attempting to hold an awareness camp in Abohar.

Around 11am, Jakhar and other BJP leaders gathered at the toll plaza on the Abohar-Situ road, where they addressed party supporters. As soon as Jakhar's speech ended, police took him into custody, escorting him separately in a police vehicle. The other BJP leaders and workers were escorted into a bus. By late afternoon, Jakhar had been shifted to the Sadar Abohar police station.

The confrontation follows Thursday's meeting between a Punjab BJP delegat...