India, March 22 -- The Congress party on Saturday called for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recent assault on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son. The party also urged the union home and defence ministries to implement special measures for the protection of soldiers and their families.

"The policemen were seen kicking Col Bath and even threatened to encounter him before leaving. Can 10-12 police personnel threaten Army soldiers who protect the borders, risking their lives?" Colonel (Retd) Rohit Chaudhry, chief of the party's ex-servicemen department, said while addressing the press at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi. He said the attack an act of "thuggery" and insisted on strict...