New Delhi

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Wednesday said that one accused has been arrested in connection with the 'Khalistan' flag incident.

Thakur said that two accused were involved in putting up the flags on the gate and wall of the state Assembly, out of which one has been nabbed this morning.

"I would like to say that in the case where Khalistani flags were tied on the Himachal Pradesh Assembly gate, I am sharing for the first time that there were two accused. One of them has been arrested earlier today," Thakur said.

Asked about a reported threat issued by a banned outfit stating that the rocket-propelled grenade blast outside the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali could have taken place outside the Shimla police headquarters as well, the Chief Minister said that the incidents taking place in the state are "a matter of concern".

"I don't want to say anything on a threat to me and as far as Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is concerned, I don't take him very seriously, but some incidents are happening which is a matter of concern," he said.

The Himachal Pradesh police on Sunday booked banned outfit 'Sikhs for Justice' (SFJ) general counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and called him the 'main accused' in the case after 'Khalistan' flags were found tied on the Himachal Pradesh Assembly main gate and pasted on the walls.