PHAGWARA: The Mehatpur police have arrested Shahkot villagers for attacking police officials. Investigating Officer (IO) Baljindar Singh said the accused had been identified as Kamal Preet Singh alias Kamal a resident of Gehlarran village under Shahkot police station.
Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) -112 in charge assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sarabjit Singh said in his statement that he was manning a Naka at the but bus stand Mehat Pur with his staff when a swift car bearing number PB-29-AF-7059 came from Nakada’s side with loudspeakers. He signaled the driver to stop, but the accused tried to hit him. He saved himself, but the vehicle collided with a barricade.
Sarabjit Singh said the accused was overpowered by his staff and asked him to show RC, which was not with him, but he showed his licensee who was attached, and a challan under the Motor Vehicle Act was issued.
ASI said after this the accused took a sword from his vehicle and branding it pulled a barricade in the middle of the road-blocked traffic and started threatening them and attacking them to kill.
IO said a case under section 109(attempt to murder) 132(assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) 351(2)( criminal intimidation ) 194(2) (affray ) and 285( obstruction in public way ) of the BNS has been registered against the accused.