Assault case: Lawyers hold protest over police inaction

Alleging police inaction in a case in which two lawyer brothers were thrashed a few days ago, members of the Amritsar Bar Association held a demonstration on the road outside the District Court Complex here on Monday.

They said even after an elapse of over 10 days, the police were yet to arrest the suspects who had thrashed two advocate brothers outside their residence located in the posh locality of Ranjit Avenue.

Amritsar Bar Association president Pardeep Saini said until the assaulters were arrested by the police, they will not lift the protest dharna.

The police said one of the accused, identified as Arman, was arrested by the police and raids were on to nab the remaining suspects who are absconding.

Gaurav Arora, one of the victims, was playing tennis with his daughter outside his house when several car-borne persons came there on November 7. He alleged without provocation, the accused started abusive language and attacked him with sharp-edged and blunt weapons. He said when his brother Himanshu Arora came to his rescue, the accused thrashed him also.

He said hearing their shouts, people started gathering there and on seeing them, the accused fled in a car. However, one of the suspects later identified as, Arman, fell on the road while escaping. He was caught by people and later handed over to the police.

An initial probe revealed that the accused were inebriated and had lost their way. They entered E block of Ranjit Avenue where the advocate was playing with his daughter. Some verbal arguments between them took an ugly turn.

Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said three police teams had been raiding Ajnala, Ramdass and Lopoke areas. He said the accused would be arrested soon.