LUDHIANA: Two senior leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal were arrested by the local police after they attacked and seriously injured Aviar Singh Gulati, president of the Model Town Shopkeepers Association, inside the police chowki.
According to SSP Anil Kumar Sharma, Amarjit Singh Bhatia, senior vice-president of SAD and municipal councilor Balraj Singh Gill have been booked along with six others under Sections 107/151 Cr P.C. and shall be produced before the magistrate | for remand Later. He hinted that another, more serious case will be registered against them on the basis of the medical report and Statement of the injured who has been. Admitted to civil hospital. ‘The Akali leaders had gone to Model Town to resolve a property dispute, After rival parties failed to resolve the matter, they went to police chowki where tempers rose high and in the presence of SHO Tehal Singh, Balraj Singh hurled a chair at Gulati, hitting him the face, These leaders also reportedly manhandled and abused others. Soon, tension gripped the locality with shopkeepers closing shops and blocking road traffic, they were persuaded to lift blockade at the intervention of SP (city), Kuldip Singh.
Article extracted from this publication >> March 27, 1996
