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Phagwara Shiv Sena Leader injured in attack

ASHOK KAURA | February 18, 2024 03:58 AM

PHAGWARA: Tension prevailed in Phagwara tonight when 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 funds for Shobha Yatra of Maha Shiv Ratri in Subhash Nagar chowk on Saturday late evening.

Palta was admitted in local civil hospital. He told that he identified one of the attackers as Tanish @ Bhinda who is the real brother of Late Yashwant Bobby who died during during a clash between  Hindu activists and some SC community members in Phagwara in the year 2018.

S.P. Phagwara Roopinder Kaur Bhatti along with SHO City Gaurav Dhir rushed to civil hospital to meet Palta. He told the cops that the attackers struck when Sena activists went to BH Jewelers for collection and attacked upon him while his other friends managed to escape from the attackers. Palta said that the attackers were openly saying to kill him(Palta).

Palta told the cops that the attackers snatched a bag of collection amount about Rs 30, 000/-.It was learnt that the attackers vanadalised two shops also. 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 SP Bhatti said that no body would be allowed to disturb the peace and communal harmony and law and order would be maintained at every cost.

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