Ludhiana, April 16 -- tarsem.deogan@htlive.com

The Division No. 8 police on Wednesday registered an FIR against Congress leader Inderjit Singh Indi on charges of allegedly assaulting labourers engaged in road construction word near Saggu Chowk. The development triggered a political row, with Congress leaders alleging political vendetta and that party workers were being selectively targeted.

The case comes nearly four months after Indi, a close aide of former cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and husband of Ward number 61 Congress councillor Parminder Kaur, was arrested in another assault-related FIR registered on December 20, 2025, involving allegations of attacking a municipal employee and obstructing official duty. He was released ...