Nov 20, 2024 10:48 PM IST
Residents of Jamalpur Leli village stage a protest on the Salem Tabri police station. In line with them, staff of the PSPCL did not resolve their grievance regardless of being knowledgeable repeatedly.
Excessive drama witnessed outdoors the Salem Tabri police station as staff of the Punjab State Energy Company Restricted (PSPCL) and residents of Jamalpur Leli village staged protests in opposition to one another on Wednesday.
Accused Jaswinder Singh Jassa reportedly used abusive language whereas speaking to a PSPCL worker, triggering a standoff.
The incident started when PSPCL staff approached the Salem Tabri police station, submitting a grievance that Jassa had referred to as a workers member, Gagan, and hurled abuses at him over an unresolved energy outage within the village.
Countering the claims, Jamalpur Leli residents gathered on the police station in assist of Jassa. They alleged that they had endured 4 days of energy outages with out decision. Regardless of repeated complaints, no restore group of the PSPCL arrived. Villagers claimed that each time they contacted PSPCL workers, they had been redirected to different officers or non-public people who demanded cash for repairs.
A villager stated that pissed off folks sought assist from the sarpanch. Her husband referred to as the PSPCL workers, throughout which an argument broke out.
Inspector Bittan Kumar, station home officer (SHO) of the Salem Tabri police station, stated that after reviewing the state of affairs and analyzing a name recording the place Jassa was discovered utilizing abusive language, a case was registered in opposition to him. He has been booked underneath Sections 296 (obscene act) and 351(3) (prison intimidation) of the BNS.
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