Ludhiana, April 3

An Army jawan has alleged that his motorcycle was forcibly taken away by men in police uniform from his house at Kehar Singh Nagar on the Jassian road. Lance Nayak Sunny Pathania, posted with 30th Battalion of Punjab Regiment in Binnaguri, West Bengal, is running from pillar to post to find out which police station had impounded his bike.Pathania said his brother Manish Pathania was named in a robbery case and recently, a fresh case of decoity was also registered against him at the Salem Tabri police station. Alleging that the police had taken his bike, Splendor Pro (PB10DD 5053), from his house without telling anything to his elderly mother.“On March 22, several personnel, reportedly of the Ludhiana police, came to his house and forcibly took his locked motorcycle. When my mother and local residents asked about the reason for it, the policemen said nothing. If my brother is facing any FIR, why the motorcycle registered in my name was taken away by thet police. Now, my elderly mother is running from one police station to another to find the bike. Police stations are denying being in possession of my bike,” Sunny told The Tribune.The Army jawan said he and his mother were not in touch with his brother wanted by the police, still the police were harassing his mother, who had serious health issues.“A few days ago, my mother was informed by some city policemen that the bike was impounded by the Kotwali police. When she reached there, the policemen asked her to go to PS 4. When my mother went to PS 4, the personnel there, too, denied impounding any such bike,”The jawan later approached his Major, Coy Commander JK Aggarwal, 30th   Battalion, Punjab Regiment, Binnaguri, West Bengal, who sent a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana; the Zila Sainik Welfare Office, the SDM and the Police Department.   The Major writes: “I have received an application from Lance Nayak Sunny Pathania serving with the Punjab Regiment. It is requested the matter may please be investigated thoroughly to be resolved at the earliest since the individual is currently under stress and is unable to perform his duties with peace of mind. Action taken report on the subject may please be intimated to this unit”.  Meanwhile, PS 4 SHO Rajwant Singh said no one from his police station took away any bike from the Army jawan’s house. Kotwali SHO Birbal said no such bike was impounded by the police in the recent past.