Panchayat secretary held for attacking Dodra-Kwar SDM

The panchayat secretary of a village in Shimla district has been arrested for allegedly attacking a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in his office, the police said on Tuesday. The accused, Narayan Singh, is the panchayat secretary of Jakha gram panchayat in Dodra-Kwar subdivision.

A case of assault on a public servant under Section 132, 121 (2), 352 and 351 (2) of the BNS has been registered against the accused, the police said.

The accused entered the office of the Dodra-Kwar SDM when an official meeting was in progress and started abusing and threatening him. The accused ran to attack the SDM, said Suchcha Singh (42), who works as a government clerk in Dodra-Kwar, in his complaint to the police.

When people present at the SDM office intervened and called the police, Narayan Singh attacked them, too. Suchcha Singh and head constable Gulab were injured in the incident, the complaint said.