Barnala, March 23 -- A station house officer (SHO)in Barnala's Dhanaula has been suspended after a 40-year-old man from Rajgarh village in Barnala district reportedly consumed poison, allegedly after being manhandled by the police official.

The accused officer, identified as SHO Lakhveer Singh, allegedly manhandled and abused the victim and his family members, including women, during a dispute over a village street being pursued by the local panchayat.

The incident occurred around 10am on Sunday when panchayat member Gursewak Singh reportedly called the police to the scene. SHO Lakhveer Singh allegedly arrived in civilian clothes and publicly assaulted the victim in front of other villagers. This led the victim to "attempt suicide" by c...