Ludhiana: Three of family hurt in attack

Complainant alleged attack took place after he rebuked another resident for misbehaving with his wife

Three members of a family were injured in after they were attacked by stone pelters at Azad Nagar in Model Town on Friday night.

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The complainant alleged that a person who lives on the adjacent street and has ties with a political party, had been misbehaving with his wife for the past several days. “Whenever my wife passed through the street, he made lewd gestures at her. I had warned him several times, but he did not stop. So on Friday, I, along with some neighbours, went to his office and confronted him. He apologised but later at night, he came with his supporters and started pelting us with stones,” he said. He added, “My wife, son and I were injured . We also threw stones at them in retaliation and informed the police.”

Model town station house officer, inspector Pawan Kumar said some residents have been rounded up and police are investigating the matter. No case was registered at the time of the filing of the report.