Mohali, March 11 -- Alleging high-handedness by the Punjab Police under the patronage of the AAP government, the Congress held a protest outside the SSP office in Sector 76. Led by senior Congress leader and former health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, local Congress leaders and workers raised slogans against the Punjab government and the police. The protesters highlighted the case of a woman shopkeeper, who approached the Mohali police with a complaint of harassment and intimidation, but the police allegedly threatened her and sent her back. According to the woman, who runs a small shop in the Phase 1 market area, she had been facing repeated harassment and abusive behaviour from certain individuals in the locality. The woman claimed that when she approached the Phase 1 police station to lodge a complaint, instead of registering her grievance, police officials allegedly threatened and intimidated her. She alleged that the station house officer warned her of legal action and refused to take her complaint seriously. She further alleged that when she returned to the police station recently to pursue the matter, the police again declined to register a case. Addressing the protesters, Balbir Singh Sidhu demanded an impartial inquiry and action against the police officials concerned. He warned that the party would intensify its protest if the administration failed to address the issue. HTC...