CBI Charges Punjab Cops in the Colonel Pushpinder Bath assault case, marking a key development in the probe. The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a charge sheet against four Punjab Police personnel in a Mohali court.
The prosecution has accused the officials of causing grievous hurt and wrongful restraint. According to the charge sheet, Inspector Rony Singh is named as the prime accused. The agency did not include charges related to attempted murder in its filing.
Earlier, Patiala Police had registered an FIR against inspectors Harry Boparai, Rony Singh, and Harjinder Dhillon. The FIR cited sections related to attempted murder, voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, and criminal intimidation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Later, another inspector was added under additional legal provisions.
The alleged incident took place on the night between March 13 and 14. Colonel Bath and his son were standing near a roadside eatery close to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. The family claimed that police officers in civil clothes asked the Colonel to move his car.
The situation allegedly escalated soon after. More than a dozen police personnel reportedly assaulted the Colonel and his son with rods and sticks. Both sustained injuries during the attack.
The case has drawn wide attention and raised serious questions about police conduct. Further legal proceedings are awaited.
