HISSAR” Haryana, India: Two nephews of Central Minister Bhajan Lal were arrested by the Haryana police in a case registered against them under section 285, 148 and 149 of IPC at Fatehabad police station. The registration of these cases were the Consequences of firing and threatening Khet Ram Bishnoj at village Mohammadpur Khoi of this district in November, 1987, at the time of by election for the Fateh Garh Sahib Assembly seat,

According to the F.I.R.  BhajanLal’s nephews Uggar Sen and Govind were accused of an assault against him during the election campaign. After this, these persons went to his house, started firing in the air to scare him and threatened with dire consequences.

Meanwhile, two Congress (I) leaders Om Parkash Mahajan and Amir Chand Makkar, have alleged that Devi Lal government is harassing the Congress (I) workers in the state by instituting false cases against them.

Article extracted from this publication >> February 12, 1988