Ludhiana, June 14 -- The Division Number 5 police have registered an FIR against three persons for allegedly assaulting an advocate and his colleague inside the Ludhiana District Court Complex on Thursday.

According to the complaint filed by advocate Gurdeep Singh, he had gone to the court complex to check the next hearing date in a civil case filed by his grandfather, Rana Kumar, against the accused. As he stepped out of the courtroom, he was allegedly confronted by Dayanand, a resident of Ghumar Mandi, who abused him and initiated a heated argument.

The complainant alleged that Dayanand and his associates then overpowered him, assaulted him and tore his clothes. When another advocate, Ajay, intervened to rescue him, he too was alleged...