Chandigarh, June 21 -- As part of the newly issued standard operating procedure (SOP), the Chandigarh Police will appoint a DSP-rank officer as the primary liaison for all matters involving Army personnel.

The SOP rollout comes close on the heels of a recent case in which an armyman, Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, and his son were allegedly assaulted by Punjab police officers in Patiala. The incident had taken place over a parking dispute near Rajindra Hospital on the night of March 13-14. The Punjab and Haryana high court had transferred the case to Chandigarh Police and mandated a fresh special investigation team (SIT) to be formed and the probe to be completed within four months.

Dedicated military coordination branch

As per the fre...