Overview
- The chargesheet, filed in the Mohali CBI court, names inspectors Harjinder Singh, Shaminder Singh, Harry Boparai and Ronnie Singh, with Ronnie Singh identified as the main accused.
- The document lists offences including grievous hurt and wrongful restraint, while the attempt-to-murder allegation from an earlier CBI FIR is not included at the prosecution stage.
- The case stems from the night of March 13–14 at a dhaba near Patiala’s Rajindra Hospital, where Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son were allegedly assaulted, leaving the colonel with a serious arm injury and his son with head wounds.
- The initial state police response drew criticism after an FIR based on the dhaba owner’s account preceded the colonel’s complaint by eight days, prompting suspensions and the formation of a special investigation team.
- Judicial intervention moved the probe from Punjab Police to Chandigarh Police and then to the CBI in July, a transfer later upheld by the Supreme Court, after which the CBI registered two FIRs tied to the incident.