SANGRUR, Aug. 6 -- Police on Wednesday booked a woman for allegedly insulting and threatening Sangrur civil surgeon Dr Amarjit Kaur inside her office.

Sangrur deputy superintendent of police Dalbir Singh said an FIR has been registered and the matter is being investigated.

The woman identified as Ritu Jain has been booked under Section 221 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 132 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 356 (criminal defamation) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

According to Kaur, Jain's brother was admitted to Umeed Hospital after a road accident.

The woman had su...