PHAGWARA: The Shahkot police have booked four persons, including a couple, on the charge of assaulting a woman and criminal intimidation.
Investigating officer (IO) Sukhwindar Pal Singh said that the accused have been identified as Pipal Singh, a resident of Gulaba village in Ferozepur, his wife Kailash Ranni, Harprit, wife of Ramesh Singh, a resident of Rajapur village, Lidhiana, and Channa, also of the same village.
Jagiro Bai, wife of Shinga Singh, a resident of Thamuwal village, complained to the police that the accused waylaid and attacked her with weapons on June 6 in the village and injuring r and threatening her.
IO said that a case under sections 115 (2), .117 (2) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 351(3) ( criminal intimidation), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 324 (4)( mischief) and 3(5)(committing crime with common intention ) of the BNS has been registered against the accused.