Khanna: ASI attacked in Mandiali village, four of a family arrested

According to the police, the ASI suffered injuries in the assault, with his turban allegedly also being tossed in the air by the accused. The Khanna police later lodged an FIR against the accused and arrested them.

As per details of the case, one Balbir Singh had informed the police that he had seen the accused stealing some aluminum angles from an electricity pole that supplies power to a locked factory. Following this information, ASI Jagdeep Singh, along with a team, went to the house of the suspects to conduct a search.

Khanna DSP William Jeji said that the accused, on spotting the police party, attacked them, tearing the uniform of ASI Jagdeep in the process. During the assault, the ASI’s turban was also tossed.

The DSP added that the other police personnel present at the scene rescued the ASI and rushed him to a hospital. An FIR was subsequently lodged against the accused under sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC at Sadar Khanna police station.