19 booked for ruckus, assault in New Subhash Nagar, Ludhiana

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Ludhiana, August 9

The police have booked 12 persons and their seven unidentified accomplices under Sections 452, 323, 427, 148, 149, 506 and 354 of the IPC for creating a ruckus, alleged assault and causing damage to scooter of Umesh Kumar, a resident of Basti Jodhewal, in New Subhash Nagar.

In his complaint, Umesh said he had gone to visit his sister Monika in New Subhash Nagar on the evening of August 6.

“Around 9 pm, I saw that a DJ was playing loud music and the accused were performing ‘lewd’ dance outside their house. When I intervened in the matter, they beat me up mercilessly. When I ran inside my sister’s house to escape, the assailants followed me and roughed up my sister. They also damaged my Activa scooter,” he said.

The police have booked Ashu, his brothers Sahil and Dulla, Ashu’s mother, all residents of New Subhash Nagar, Waris, his brother Appu of Punjabi Bagh, Pradeep, Sandeep and Nikka, all residents of Tibba Road, Puni Don of Mayapuri, Ravi and Adin, residents of Rishi Nagar, and their unidentified accomplices. Further investigation in the matter was on.

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