Ludhiana, May 10 -- A 37-year-old employee of a liquor distribution company was allegedly assaulted and threatened at gunpoint by his co-worker and his aides outside a liquor vend in Dugri Phase-1. The police have registered a case and are searching for the accused, who fled the spot after the incident.

The victim, Prabhjot Singh, a resident of Bachan Singh Nagar, Balloke village, stated in his complaint to the Dugri police that his co-worker Surinder Singh of CRPF Colony, along with his aides Ranjha and Sunny Mann and at least five unidentified individuals, orchestrated a premeditated attack on him.

According to Prabhjot, the incident was triggered by a phone call from Surinder on Thursday, during which he was verbally abused. When Pra...