Ludhiana, April 17 -- Accusing the police of reducing his security cover, Shiv Sena Punjab leader Sandeep Thapar, alias Gora, on Thursday visited the district police headquarters to lodge his protest, following which three gunmen were restored to his security detail. The police claimed there was no deliberate attempt to reduce Thapar's security.

Thapar, who survived a sword attack outside the civil hospital nearly two years ago, claimed that he was still receiving threats. He said that he was initially provided with four armed gunmen after the attack on August 5, 2024 when assailants in the nihang attire targeted him with swords, leaving him severely injured.

"About a month ago, one gunman was taken away on the pretext of training. On W...