Ludhiana, Feb. 7 -- The Sadar police have registered a case against the sarpanch of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on Dhandra Road and his associates for allegedly attacking a woman journalist after she highlighted poor infrastructural development in the area on social media.

An FIR has been lodged against sarpanch Sanjay Tiwari, his associate Akash, and around 20 unidentified accomplices under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

In her complaint, the 28-year-old journalist stated that she had recently flagged shortcomings in development works in the locality, following which the sarpanch allegedly developed hostility towards her. ...