Ludhiana Cong councillor sits on dharna outside police station against

Sharma said his son, Chetan, and nephew were picked up by police and detained at Division No 7 police station at the behest of the aides of Congress MLA Sanjay Talwar.

In a major embarrassment for the ruling Congress regime, a sitting party councillor, Umesh Sharma of Ward No 16, staged a protest against his own party, at the Division Number 7 police station near Chandigarh Road on Wednesday.

Though the councillor had allegedly his son was picked up at the behest of the MLA’s aides, it later emerged that the son was involved in a road rage incident. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Sharma said his son, Chetan, and nephew were picked up by police and detained at Division No 7 police station at the behest of the aides of Congress MLA Sanjay Talwar.

He further claimed that when he reached the police station after getting news of his son and nephew’s detention, the station house officer, Satbir Singh asked him to stay out of the police station.

Meanwhile, a group of residents, led Monu Chaudhary, also reached the police station to raise slogans against Umesh Sharma and his supporters. They accused him of sheltering his son and relatives “who were indulging in anti-social activities”.

ACP Davinder Choudhary arrived at the scene and managed to pacify both groups.

Later it was found out that it was a matter of road rage.

Chetan, who was riding a bike, had allegedly rammed into a woman pedestrian. The woman suffered injuries and was rushed to the hospital. The incident triggered a heated argument between him and the area resident. Soon, both groups began exchanging blows. In the meantime, one of the residents informed the police. The cops swung into action and detained Chetan and his cousin and took them to the police station.

Later in the evening, both the groups reached a compromise and withdrew the complaint.