Newspapers were not delivered in several parts of Punjab Sunday morning, as agents claimed that the police stopped vehicles carrying newspapers, detained the drivers, and took them to police stations.

While several of the vehicles were checked and allowed to go, newspapers were not delivered in several parts of the state, even at 10 am.

Special DGP (Law and Order) Armpit Shukla told The Indian Express , “I also did not know earlier what was going on. There has been some clarity now. I am told there was an intelligence input that some vehicles may have drugs and ammunition. That is why they were checked. Now, the vehicles were released. Some others may be in the process.”

Reports from Pathankot said the vehicles were stopped early in the morning. “There was panic as I got a call early

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