Mohali, Aug. 22 -- From people heading to work, to families rushing to catch flights, to patients travelling for medical appointments and even those carrying a dead body for last rites, no one was spared as supporters of the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha walked around Mohali roads, enforcing the Punjab Bandh.

The Morcha had called for a complete shutdown of commercial establishments across the state from 7am to 2pm to press for the release of Sikh prisoners incarcerated during the militancy years between 1980s and 1990s.

While the early morning hours were relatively peaceful, tensions rose around 10 am as the Morcha supporters laid siege to the Kharar flyover, stopping anyone who was looking to enter or exit Mohali. Those who took alternative rou...