Bathinda cop ‘beats up’ lawyer, suspended

Bathinda, September 27

An ASI has been suspended after he allegedly assaulted an advocate, Fateh Singh Brar, during the Bharat Bandh at Talwandi Sabo today. The police have booked the cop.

Brar was reportedly going in his car to the court when he was stopped at a police barricading. The lawyer tried to reason that he was going to court, but ASI Ranjit Singh stopped him. He allegedly assaulted him, causing injuries in the head. The injured lawyer was taken to the Talwandi Sabo Civil Hospital.

DSP Jasmeet Singh visited the hospital and after recording Brar’s statement, registered a case against the ASI. The DSP said the ASI had been placed under suspension. — TNS

Bathinda cop ‘beats up’ lawyer, suspended
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