Patiala, March 21 -- Even as the Punjab government on Thursday ordered a magisterial probe into the recent attack on a colonel and his son, allegedly by 12 cops over parking dispute in Patiala, the army officer's family rejected it, saying only CBI inquiry would do justice in the case.

Senior IAS officer Paramvir Singh, who is currently holding the charge of the Patiala municipal corporation commissioner, has been asked to conduct the probe. "The state government holds the members of the armed forces in highest esteem and reiterates its commitment for a fair and impartial inquiry into the matter. Patiala MC commissioner Paramvir Singh is appointed as the inquiry officer and is further vested with the powers of a special executive magistr...