Police in Ferozepur Friday took gangster-turned-politician Gurpreet Singh Sekhon into custody while he was actively campaigning for the zila parishad and panchayat samiti polls.

Sekhon’s wife Mandeep Kaur, and a relative Kuljit Kaur are contesting the zila parishad polls from the Bajidpur and Firozshah zones, respectively. The campaign of the two candidates was led by Sekhon, with his photos prominently displayed on their posters.

Sekhon’s detention late on Thursday led to his supporters holding a protest outside the Kulgarhi police station Friday, blocking the Ferozepur- Ludhiana road, and raising slogans against police and the AAP government while demanding his release.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rural) Karan Sharma said Sekhon and his two accomplices were detained as a “p

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