New Delhi, March 28 -- Bharatiya Janata Party leader Naveen Jindal on Friday raised the alleged assault issue on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath in the Lok Sabha and demanded the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the matter.

"I raised this issue in the House. On March 13, a Colonel was brutally beaten by 12 policemen in Punjab. This is unfortunate. A CBI inquiry should be ordered into the matter. Strict action should be taken against the culprits," Jindal said.

A serving Indian Army officer, Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, was allegedly assaulted by Punjab Police personnel outside a dhaba in Patiala on the night of March 13, leading to the registration of an FIR and a police inquiry.

The Western Command has confirmed that t...