4 booked for damaging SDM’s car

Our Correspondent

Ferozepur, September 8

Four villagers and some unidentified persons were booked on the charges of trying to push the Sub Judicial Magistrate’s (SDM) official vehicle into the Sutlej, besides causing harassment to him and other officials during their visit to Gatta Badshah village in Zira sub-division.

The residents were upset over the flooding of their crops due to the overflowing Sutlej river. When SDM Narinder Singh visited the site to take stock of the situation, the enraged villagers gheraoed his vehicle and tried to push his vehicle into the river. The vehicle’s windscreen was broken.

Later, the SDM filed a complaint to the SSP, Ferozepur, and subsequently a case was registered against the accused under Sections 186, 342, 353, 427 and 149 IPC at Makhu police station.

Those named in the FIR are Surjit Singh, Harnek Singh, Chanan Singh of Gatta Badsha and Gurbhej Singh of Jaimal Singh Wala, besides some unidentified persons.