Ludhiana, May 19 -- A woman and her elderly mother were allegedly assaulted, and an attempt was made to abduct her child at gunpoint by her husband and brother-in-law in Basant Avenue. The Dugri police have registered a case and launched a search for the accused.

According to the complaint filed by Rajwinder Kaur, a resident of Basant Avenue, the accused - her husband Harsimranjit Singh of Amritsar and his brother Davinder Singh - unlawfully entered her home on April 3 around 3.30pm by scaling the boundary wall of the house.

Rajwinder alleged that the men assaulted her elderly mother and tried to abduct her son while threatening them with a firearm. The accused fled the spot after the attempt failed but allegedly issued threats before e...