Now, veteran’s son, his driver thrashed; two cops suspended

Fatehgarh Sahib Senior Superintendent of Police Subham Agarwal has suspended two police personnel for allegedly mercilessly thrashing a son of an ex-serviceman and his driver after detaining them for allegedly possessing opium.

A special investigation team (SIT) has also been formed to investigate the incident. The SIT will be led by SP (Investigation) Rakesh Yadav.

The victims, identified as Surinder Pal and his driver Vicky, were admitted to the Civil Hospital for treatment after release from police custody.

Colonel Bath’s wife protests at SSP office

The FIR was registered and the cops suespended after a high drama was witnessed at the SSP office, where Jaswinder Kaur, the wife of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, who was allegedly assaulted by Patiala Police personnel, reached to protest the police action against the two persons.

She alleged high-handedness by the police and demanded a meeting with the SSP. As the SSP reached his office, she narrated the incident to him and handed over a written complaint from Surinder Pal’s brother Mandeep Singh.

According to the complaint, Surinder Pal and his driver Vicky were returning home after harvesting wheat crop last night when they were stopped at a check-post and “asked to hand over the opium in their possession”. When they rejected the charge, they were taken to the Khera police chowki, where they were thrashed mercilessly throughout the night.

Punjab