Ludhiana, Aug. 5 -- The son of a local Congress leader was assaulted by a group of assailants over asking him to give way to his car in Mohalla Maharaja Ranjit Singh Nagar, police said. The accused assaulted the man with sharp weapons, causing severe injuries to his arms. When two friends of the victim tried to intervene, the accused assaulted them too, officials said.

The Division number 3 police lodged an FIR against the accused, identified as Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Park, Vicky alias Rana and an aide, who is yet to be identified.

Complainant Dharminder Sharma, a resident of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Park who has a hosiery business, alleged that on August 3, his son Karan Sharma, 23, was passing through the s...