Six arrested for Cong-AAP clash at Dera Bassi hospital

The police have arrested six persons and booked 17 others on charges of attempt to murder and rioting, a day after a clash at the Dera Bassi subdivisional hospital.

The clash between Aam Aadmi Party and Congress supporters over alleged mining in Mukandpur village had left 11 people injured. The AAP group was led by Ranjit Singh Minta, the husband of Mukandpur sarpanch Suman Devi, while Congress supporter Anil Kumar, alias Honey Pandit, led the other group.

The accused have been identified as Anil Kumar, alias Honey Pandit, Angrez Singh, Mahipal, Naresh Kumar, Manish Kumar, Karampal, Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Raj Kumar, Amar Singh, Mohit, Gurmeet Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Gurjant, Naib Singh, Mayank and Sanjeev.

Those arrested were produced in the court and sent to a three-day police remand.

Dera Bassi MLA Kuljit Singh Randhawa today visited the PGI to inquire about the well-being of the AAP supporters, some of whom are suspects in the case.

District Congress in-charge Deepinder Singh Dhillon, meanwhile, blamed Randhawa for encouraging illegal mining and gangsters, claiming that Minta has 14 cases registered against him.

Minta in his complaint had told police that the rival group attacked them with rods before reaching the hospital where they were instigated by Dera Bassi Congress president’s son, Udayvir Singh Dhillon, to attack them again.

Cops are investigating the role of Dhilllon, a former Zirakpur MC president, in the case.

The complaint mentions that medical scissors, screwdrivers and fire extinguishers besides furniture were used in the attack but relevant sections have not been mentioned in the case.