PM's Ferozepur Visit: Punjab Govt Sets Up Committee to Probe 'Security Lapse'

A day after the Home Ministry claimed that a "major security lapse" had occurred during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Ferozepur, the Punjab government on Thursday, 6 January, constituted a high-level committee to probe the matter.

"To carry out thorough probe into the lapses that occurred during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Ferozepur yesterday, the Punjab government has constituted a high level committee comprising Justice (Retd) Mehtab Singh Gill and Principal Secretary, Home Affairs and Justice Anurag Verma," the state government announced.

The committee will submit its report in three days.