Ludhiana, March 13 -- The police arrested prominent industrialist and former Youth Akali Dal (YAD) leader Rishi Banda for allegedly assaulting and trying to strangle his wife, officials said.

Banda is no stranger to controversy. He was arrested in December 2012 for allegedly assaulting a senior police officer.

Police said the fresh incident took place at the couple' s home in Tagore Nagar, where Banda thrashed the victim, Geetanjali, 45, over a minor delay in handing over money to him.

Banda was produced before a local court on Wednesday and was sent to police custody for two days.

In her complaint, Geetanjali said she was watching television at home on March 3 when her husband asked her to bring money from an almirah.

The complainan...