Patiala, July 31 -- A departmental inquiry into the alleged assault on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son by Punjab Police personnel over a car parking issue has recommended a three-year deduction in service against four inspectors, sources said on Wednesday.

The inquiry further states that the accused cops will get no promotion for three years.

The Punjab Police action comes six days after the case was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Punjab and Haryana high court on July 16.

The department inquiry was conducted by the Patiala superintendent of police, Varun Sharma, into the incident that took place on the intervening night of March 13 and 14, when the colonel and his son were having food outside ...