Ludhiana, June 25 -- The firing on the SUV of Jaswant Singh Cheema, Sahnewal in-charge of Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, on the Doraha highway nearly five months ago was a staged attack, Khanna police said on Wednesday.The Doraha police station had registered a murder bid case in January, whereas the attack was orchestrated to implicate some people with whom Cheema had a property dispute, Khanna senior superintendent of police (SSP) Darpan Ahluwalia said.

An aide of Jaswant Singh Cheema, identified as Laddi Rathore of Ludhiana, has been arrested. A pistol used in the crime has been seized from his possession. Cheema, who hails from Sekhewal village, is on the run, officials said.

The SSP said the case was registered on January 25 after Chee...