Shimla, July 1 -- An FIR has been registered against Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh following allegations of physical assault on a senior National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official during an on-site inspection in Shimla district, police said on Tuesday.

The case was filed based on a complaint by Achal Jindal, Manager (Technical) at NHAI, who has accused the minister of assault and verbal abuse during a site visit in the Bhattakufer area on Monday, following the collapse of a five-storey building.

The incident took place during a joint inspection involving local residents, the minister, and Shimla Rural Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Manjeet Sharma. According to the FIR, the minist...