<p>The police have booked a youth, reportedly Akali Dal youth wing leader, and his accomplices for assaulting an officer of the rank of senior superintendent of police in Ludhiana. The incident took place on Monday night. <br /><br />The victim S S Mand, who holds charge as AIG (counter intelligence), underwent a surgery at a hospital in Ludhiana on Tuesday after he sustained severe injuries following the attack. <br /><br />Case registered<br /><br />The police have registered a case of attempt to murder against the accused Sunny Johar. <br />The assault took place following an altercation. <br /><br />The incident evoked sharp reactions from the opposition Congress in the state. <br /><br />Force demoralised<br /></p>.<p>Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh said that the police would be demoralised if the officers are mistreated by Akalis. </p>.<p>He said that there were instances when an Akali leader killed an ASI and thrashed a traffic cop. <br /><br />“Now a senior police officer of the rank of an SSP has been beaten up in full public view in Ludhiana with his leg broken,” he said. <br /><br />The Congress president claimed that the police took almost 24 hours to register a case against the accused.<br /></p>
<p>The police have booked a youth, reportedly Akali Dal youth wing leader, and his accomplices for assaulting an officer of the rank of senior superintendent of police in Ludhiana. The incident took place on Monday night. <br /><br />The victim S S Mand, who holds charge as AIG (counter intelligence), underwent a surgery at a hospital in Ludhiana on Tuesday after he sustained severe injuries following the attack. <br /><br />Case registered<br /><br />The police have registered a case of attempt to murder against the accused Sunny Johar. <br />The assault took place following an altercation. <br /><br />The incident evoked sharp reactions from the opposition Congress in the state. <br /><br />Force demoralised<br /></p>.<p>Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh said that the police would be demoralised if the officers are mistreated by Akalis. </p>.<p>He said that there were instances when an Akali leader killed an ASI and thrashed a traffic cop. <br /><br />“Now a senior police officer of the rank of an SSP has been beaten up in full public view in Ludhiana with his leg broken,” he said. <br /><br />The Congress president claimed that the police took almost 24 hours to register a case against the accused.<br /></p>
