Members of the family of Col Pushpinder Bathtub, together with military veterans launched a sit-in protest outdoors the workplace of the Patiala deputy commissioner (DC), demanding the rapid arrest of the cops accused of assaulting the military officer and his son.
Col Pushpinder Bathtub’s spouse Jasvinder Kaur addressing a gathering outdoors the DC workplace in Patiala on Saturday. (HT Photograph)
The protesters emphasised that the accused officers needs to be arrested immediately, as they’ve been booked underneath critical prices, together with try to homicide.
In line with the contemporary FIR, the Patiala police have booked inspectors Rauni Singh, Harjinder Dhillon, and Harry Boparai underneath Sections 109 (abetment of try to homicide), 310, 155(2), 117(2) (each associated to voluntarily inflicting damage), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), and 351(2) (legal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. As well as, two different police personnel, Rajveer and Surjeet Singh, have additionally been named within the case.
Hours earlier than the protest, Patiala DC Preeti Yadav held a gathering with Col Bathtub’s relations in an try to dissuade them from going forward with their demonstration. Nevertheless, her efforts to persuade the household to name off the protest have been unsuccessful.
Addressing the gathering, Jasvinder Kaur, spouse of Col Bathtub, mentioned, “This is a peaceful protest demanding justice for a citizen of India who was assaulted by 12 police personnel. The misuse of power by the Punjab Police must be stopped, or else they will continue to escape punishment for even more heinous crimes. By delaying the registration of the FIR against the accused officers, Patiala SSP Nanak Singh has failed in his duty to ensure justice for my husband.”
In the meantime, former Patiala MP Preneet Kaur additionally met the DC and submitted a memorandum in search of justice for the Colonel and his son.
“Today, I am speaking not as a politician, but as the wife of an ex-serviceman, Captain Amarinder Singh. I strongly condemn this brutality against Col Bath and his son. A thorough inquiry should be conducted, either jointly by the Indian Army or by a retired high court judge,” Preneet Kaur said.
The incident came about on the intervening evening of March 13 and 14, when Colonel Bathtub and his son have been at a roadside eatery close to Authorities Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. The household claimed that when the 2 have been standing outdoors their automobile and having meals, some cops in civilian garments approached and requested the colonel to maneuver his car so they may park theirs.