Haryana minister booked after Jind violence

By IANS,

Chandigarh: The Haryana Police Wednesday registered a case against Haryana’s Transport Minister Mange Ram Gupta and seven other people for poll-related violence Tuesday in the Jind assembly constituency.


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Jind district police chief Satheesh Balaan confirmed that a case was registered against the minister and others. A counter case was also registered against the complainants.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jagbir Singh Dhull was injured when ruling Congress and opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) activists clashed during Tuesday’s assembly poll.

INLD activist Raju alleged that the Congress activists barged into his house and threatened to set it on fire.

Polling for the 90-member assembly took place Tuesday.

Jind is some 200 km from here.

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