Jammu, June 3 -- Seven people including a sarpanch and two panchs allegedly assaulted a father-son duo after a verbal duel during a panchayat meeting in Jammu and Kashmir''s Rajouri district prompting police to arrest them on Wednesday, officials said.
A written complaint was received from one Amjed Parvez alleging that his elder brother had a verbal duel with a local contractor over the issue of road construction after a panchayat meeting, Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said.
"During the meeting, seven people overpowered Parvez and his father Mohammad Bashir and assaulted them besides humiliating them in full public view and resorting to derogatory acts," he said.
On the basis of this complaint seven people have...