In Ludhiana Jail, sisters tie Rakhi to prisoners: A father wept upon seeing his 10-day-old son. The Chief Minister will transfer ₹1000 each into the accounts of women.

In Punjab, Raksha Bandhan is being celebrated with great enthusiasm. Singer Ranjit Singh Baba got his sister to tie the rakhi, while Minister Harjot Singh Bains had his sister tie a rakhi for him. In Ludhiana jail as well, prisoners were visited by their sisters who tied rakhi on them. The sisters tied rakhi to their respective brothers in the presence of police. Many sisters hugged their brothers and cried. A young man arrested in connection with a drug smuggling case said while crying that earlier they used to get rakhi tied at home, but now...