Ludhiana, Oct. 10 -- A police constable was assaulted with sharp-edged weapons and his car vandalised by the relatives and associates of a wanted criminal after he questioned the latter's brother about the fugitive's whereabouts near Gurdwara Reru Sahib on Reru Sahib Road, police said.

According to police, the assailants cornered the constable when he attempted to flee, continued the assault and threatened to kill him before escaping as bystanders began gathering at the scene.

According to the complaint lodged by inspector Balbir Singh, station house officer (SHO) of Shimlapuri police station, senior constable Gurpreet Singh was tracking Anmol, alias Moli, a wanted criminal in connection with a firing case registered at the police stati...