Ludhiana, Sept. 19 -- A team of municipal corporation officials and police officers were attacked during a demolition drive on Eastman Chowk to Lohara Road on Friday. The corporation's JCB suffered severe damage.

The team was there to demolish a property being built on Loh-Langar land (community owned land) and was accompanied by two police officers, including a female personnel.

Assistant town planner, zone C, Randhir Singh said that while the team was carrying out its duties a man threw a pot on the JCB, shattering its wind shield. He also claimed that following this, the family to which the demolished building belonged resorted to stone pelting on the team, further damaging the JCB.

"They first threw a pot on the JCB which left its ...