India, Feb. 22 -- The Chandigarh Police have launched an investigation into the February 19 altercation between Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu's security staff and local police outside Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's residence.

The probe follows Bittu's formal complaint to the UT director general of police (DGP), alleging verbal and physical misconduct by officers on duty.

An IPS officer has been assigned to investigate the matter. Bittu accused deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Uday Pal Singh and his team of mistreating him and demanded an FIR and disciplinary action.

Chandigarh Police registered a daily diary report (DDR) at the Sector-3 police station against Bittu's security team for allegedly ob...