Ludhiana, June 20 -- A Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) employee was allegedly assaulted by a group of residents in Gian Chand Nagar while attending to a transformer fault, following a dispute that erupted over the restoration of power supply in the area.

Police have registered an FIR on Thursday, 10 days after the incident, and booked 13 persons, including 10 unidentified persons.

The complainant, Sukhwinder Singh, alleged that he suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured nose, in the attack that took place on the night of June 8 after he and his colleague had repaired a faulty transformer and restored electricity supply in the locality.

According to the FIR, Sukhwinder and his colleague Pawan Kumar had been depu...