Govt officer thrashed by Akalis in Punjab

According to eye witness account the attackers attached to a group of the ruling Akali party led by Simarjit Singh Bains,president of the Ludhiana district Youth Akali Dal not only physically assaulted the officer who is a retired Major from the Army,but also stripped him stark naked.

He had to be covered with a cloth sheet provided by a tea stall owner inside the premises of the Tehsil situated on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road near village Gill.

According to another eye witness,the mob left the officer only after they thought that he was dead. Not a single part of his body has been left untouched and he was bruised from head to toe.

Matter took an ugly turn when after the departure of Jail Minister Hira Singh Gabria from his office another Akali worker belonging to a camp opposed to Gabria came out with an allegation that he had been insulted and addressed by his caste by the Sub Registrar and caused a hurt to his sentiments.

He also summoned his friends to reach the Sub Registrar Office immediately.