Ludhiana, June 24 -- The Dehlon police have booked a 35-year-old man on charges of assaulting an 84-year-old Jassowal resident inside a gurdwara langar hall and for hurting religious sentiments. Police said the attack was allegedly linked to a long-standing land dispute between the two families.

The accused, Jaspreet Singh, has been booked on the complaint of Raghbir Singh, who sustained injuries in the incident. Police have registered a case under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 117(2) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and 299 (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to investigating officer ASI Dharam Singh, the two families have been involved ...