PATIALA: Twelve police officers in Patiala have been suspended for allegedly assaulting an Army official and his son. Furthermore, the SSP of Patiala has launched a departmental inquiry into the matter, assuring to complete it within 45 days.
Colonel Pushpinder Bath, posted at Army headquarters in New Delhi and currently on deputation at RAW, alleged that on March 13 night, he and his son were at a roadside dhaba near Rajindra Hospital in Patiala when some cops assaulted them over a car parking issue.
Both are currently undergoing treatment at the Military Hospital in Patiala. The cops, however, blamed the Army official and his son for attacking them instead. The cops were in civil dress at the time of the incident.
As a disciplinary action, Patiala SSP Nanak Singh suspended the 12 cops, including three inspectors, and initiated a departmental inquiry against them. The SSP said although, according to rules, such an inquiry must be completed within six months, in this sensitive case, he assured, the probe would be completed within 45 days.

he assured that a fair investigation would be carried out, with statements from both parties being recorded and probed. The cops, as well as the colonel, have given their statements regarding the matter.
Jaswinder Bath, the wife of Col Pushpinder Bath, while addressing a press conference in Patiala along with BJP leader Gurtej Singh Dhillon, alleged that her husband and their son were having food while standing outside their car at a dhaba near Rajindra Hospital on the night of March 13.
A few police officers approached the colonel and asked him to move his car so they could park theirs. She claimed that the cops assaulted Col Bath and his son after they objected to the tone of the cops.