BJP leader attacked, three nabbed

Jatinder Mittal, former district president of the BJP, was attacked by unidentified assailants at his factory in Focal Point here on Saturday night. The suspects also pelted stones and bricks at his factory. The incident occurred after he intervened in a fight between two groups outside his factory.

Mittal said he was inside his factory when he heard a commotion outside. On enquiry, he found two groups were fighting with each other.

When he intervened, the miscreants pushed him and began throwing stones at the factory. Despite repeated calls, the SHO of the Focal Point police station did not respond. Later, he called a munshi who attended the call and assured to send police personnel to the scene.

Mittal said as he exited the factory, an assailant tried to hit him with an iron rod. But his friend’s son gabbed the rod and saved his life. The assailant was caught by his friends and the munshi was called again and asked to send the police to take the assailant in their custody.

“The SHO failed to attend calls. However, when I called CP Kuldeep Singh Chahal, he attended my call and sent a PCR team in no time,” he said.

The BJP leader demanded that the police should take strict action against the assailants and they should be questioned why they made a murderous attack on him.

Focal Point SHO Harpreet Singh Handa said three assailants were arrested by the police and raids were on to nab others. An attempt-to-murder case was registered.