Patiala, Sept. 24 -- A day after Nabha deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Mandeep Kaur Cheema alleged manhandling by protesting farmers, Patiala police on Wednesday said that as both parties are yet to file a written complaint regarding the incident, no action had been initiated in the case.

Confirming the development, a senior police official, pleading anonymity, said, "It was a minor scuffle. I think it was because of some miscommunication or misunderstanding. Both parties are believed to have sat together and resolved the issue. So far, we have not received any complaint from either side."

Tensions had flared in Nabha on Monday as a scuffle broke out between protesting farmers and police personnel outside the office of the DSP. Th...