Ludhiana, Oct. 17 -- The Ludhiana police have registered two FIRs over alleged vandalism, assault and damage to property during the Punjab bandh on October 15, called by various organisations to protest the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota of Mansa.

The cases concern the alleged pulling down of a hoarding of civic body near Metro Road in the Focal Point area and an assault on a shopkeeper followed by vandalism at an outlet on Ganda Nala Road in Tibba.

In the first case, the Focal Point police have booked unidentified persons under Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, and Section 324(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the police, ASI Mangal Das and a team were patrollin...