PHAGWARA: Taking swift action against the miscreants involved in assaulting Shiv Sena Punjab Vice-President Rajesh Palta on Saturday late evening, the police have registered a case under section 451, 427, 506, 148, 149, 323, 341 IPC against five youths identified as Tanish @ Bhinda, Abhi, Anmol, Gagan, Mattu(all residents of Subhash Nagar Phagwara) and their four unknown accomplices on the charges of assaulting and serious injuring Sena leader and vandalising a shop of another youth Shiv Sena President Rahul Karwal in Khalwara Gate Phagwara.
SSP Vatsalya Gupta told this correspondent that the police have arrested main accused involved in attacking Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Palta.The arrested accused was identified as Tanish @ Bhinda resident of Subhash Nagar Phagwara.
SSP Kapurthala Vatsalya Gupta said the peace and communal harmony would be maintained at every cost. S.S.P. said that law breakers could not be spared.
The Superintendent of the Police Phagwara Roopinder Kaur Bhatti while confirming it told This correspondent here on Sunday morning that A.S.I. Ishru Parshad has been appointed Investigating Officer for this case. She said that the police are working on different angles to trace the case and even CCTVs installed on surrounding localities are being scanned to bring the truth in light.
It may be mentioned here that More than half dozen miscreants attacked and wounded Shiv Sena Punjab Vice-President Rajesh Palta with Hockey sticks when he along with Other Sena leaders Vipin Sharma, Jimmy Karwal and Vinay were collecting donations for Shobha Yatra of Maha Shiv Ratri in Subhash Nagar chowk on Saturday late evening.
Palta was admitted in local civil hospital with multiple blunt injuries. Senior Medical Officer Dr Lehimber Ram said the condition of the injured Palta was stable now.
S.P. Phagwara Roopinder Kaur Bhatti said after minor scuffle the miscreants attacked upon Sena Leader Palta when Sena activists went to BH Jewelers for collection and attacked upon him while his other friends managed to escape from the attackers.
Palta told the cops that the attackers snatched a bag of collection amount about Rs 30, 000/-.Several Shiv Sena Leaders from all corners of the state arrived at Phagwara in support of Palta while Shiv Sena Punjab Leaders Inderjit Karwal, Vipin Sharma, Rajiv Chahal, Sanju Chahal(BJYM Pgw Ex President) and Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Suraksha Samiti Punjab Ex-President Deepak Bhardwaj also rushed to the civil hospital. However the police are keeping cat eyes on the prevailing situation, said SSP Gupta.