NAKODAR
The Mehat Pur 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 son of Mangat Ram, 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.