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Ludhiana: Family attacked over sewerage dispute, sarpanch, 32 booked
According to the complaint, the incident took place on August 21 when Tarun Kumar allegedly arrived at Gurjant Singh’s house along with his aides
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The Salem Tabri police have booked Gagandeep Colony sarpanch Tarun Kumar and 32 others for allegedly barging into a man’s house, assaulting him and his family members, damaging household articles and a motorcycle, and threatening to kill them following a dispute over a sewerage manhole.
The FIR was registered on the complaint of Gurjant Singh, alias Bittu.
Besides Tarun Kumar, the named accused include panchayat member Manna, Raju, Ghai Baba, Gora, Bunty, alias Kalu, Shan, Lala, Gautam Varun, alias Sootar, Varun’s brother, Mani, Ganju, Sonu, alias Badam, Jaggi, Deepu, Pamma and Gautam’s brother Kaka, all residents of Gagandeep Colony. The remaining 15 accused are yet to be identified.
According to the complaint, the incident took place on August 21 when Tarun Kumar allegedly arrived at Gurjant Singh’s house along with his aides. The complainant alleged that the accused assaulted him and his family members and damaged household belongings and a motorcycle.
Gurjant told police that the alleged attack followed a dispute with Tarun Kumar over getting a sewerage manhole covered. He alleged that when he approached the sarpanch over the issue, Kumar abused him and later arrived at his house with others and attacked the family. The complainant further alleged that the accused also threatened to kill him and his family members.
Head constable Javed Ali, who is investigating the case, said, “An FIR under Sections 333 (house-trespass), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 191(3) (rioting while armed with a deadly weapon), 190 (offence committed by a member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object), 324(4) (mischief) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against the accused. No arrest has been made so far.”
