Chandigarh, May 9 -- Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) chairman Manoj Tripathi on Thursday told the Punjab and Haryana high court that board officials were prevented from releasing water to Haryana by Punjab Police.

Tripathi, who joined court proceedings through video conferencing at 4pm on Thursday, told the high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sumeet Goel that he had sent two officials to release 200 cusecs of more water to Haryana. But officials were prevented from doing so by the police.

"On Thursday morning, I myself went to Nangal dam, where I was gheraoed by a mob of around 200. I was put up at a guest house by police saying that environment was not conducive. I was kept there for around three hours saying t...