Sikh man assaulted in Haryana with allegations of being a Khalistani, two held
Kaithal police formed a five-member Special Investigation Team to probe the incident
New Delhi, June 15
The Haryana Police arrested two people in connection with the alleged assault on a Sikh man in Kaithal who had claimed that he was thrashed and called a "Khalistani" by the assailants.
Kaithal police formed a five-member Special Investigation Team to probe the incident.
Those arrested were identified as Ishu, a resident of Singwal village in Jind and Sunil, a resident of Shergarh village, Superintendent of Police, Kaithal, Upasana told reporters in Kaithal.
The police stated that the incident took place on June 10. Ishu, who is in the finance business, faced two cases under the Arms Act, she said, adding Sunil is a taxi driver.
Police had earlier announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the duo.
