SAD leader ‘assaults’ supporter of Congress MLA, six booked

AMRITSAR: The city police have booked Talvir Singh Gill, SAD in-charge of Amritsar South constituency, for allegedly assaulting and injuring a construction contractor, said to be a supporter of Congress MLA Inderbir Singh Bolaria, here on Sunday.

Talvir Singh Gill, SAD in-charge of Amritsar South constituency

Jaiswar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 15

The city police have booked Talvir Singh Gill, SAD in-charge of Amritsar South constituency, for allegedly assaulting and injuring a construction contractor, said to be a supporter of Congress MLA Inderbir Singh Bolaria, here on Sunday. Gill is also media advisor to former Punjab cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majitha.

Besides, five others have also been booked for the assault. Besides Gill, among others, who have been booked, are Ravi Sher Singh of Partap Nagar and Sandeep Singh, alias Sunny, of Baba Budha Ji Colony. A case under Sections 323, 324, 506, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against them.

Complainant Amninder Singh, a resident of Pritam Nagar, located on 100-Futa Road said he, along with his cousin and a friend, were having dinner at a hotel at the old jail road on Saturday night when his friend Prince received a phone call from the accused. They called him outside the hotel where the accused allegedly hurled abuses “only because they are supporters of Inderbir Singh Bolaria”, Congress MLA from Amritsar South constituency. He said the accused attacked him with a baseball bat and sharp weapons.

Hearing their cries, security staff of the hotel reached there following which the accused fled away in their SUVs. The FIR further states that Talvir Singh Gill had in the past threatened him of dire consequences if he did not stop supporting and roaming with the Congress MLA. He also feared for his life and property from the accused.

When contacted, Talvir Singh Gill said the case was registered under political influence. He said, “Amninder is a criminal who has been threatening the SAD workers in the area. A criminal case was registered against him in March, but the police dithered about taking action against him. “

According to Gill, he went to meet a person when he came out and had a verbal duel on Saturday. “I tried to pacify those quarrelling. In fact, I saved him from others and took him inside a hotel room, but they painted the scenario in a different way,” he added.