About 150 kilometres away in Patiala, Badhshahpur faced a similar fate due to encroachment on the Ghaggar river.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/encroachments-punjab-floods-sutlej-bhakra-beas-management-8908479/

Giani Harpreet Singh was at the time pursuing a PhD in comparative religion from Punjabi University in Patiala.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/newsmaker-akal-takht-jathedar-giani-harpreet-singh-amritpal-hunt-punjab-bhagwant-mann-8531842/

Meanwhile, the Health Minister along with the representatives of all the executions agencies will visit Sangrur and Patiala on August 16, to work out the strategy for the early execution of the work.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-hospitals-upgrade-8885753/

Sidhu, a former MLA from Amritsar, is serving a one-year jail term in Patiala central prison in a 1988 road rage death case.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/navjot-kaur-sidhu-cancer-8515659/

Ustad Ji studied music from celebrated masters like Ustad Pandit Shri Durga Dass Ji of the Patiala Gharana.

Source: https://thelinkpaper.ca/padma-ustad-puran-chand-wadali/