Patiala, March 25 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe Colonel Pushpinder Bath's assault case on Monday requested the officer to appear in Patiala on Tuesday, a notice issued by the SIT's chairperson said.

The notice says the colonel can record his statement and produce evidence of the incident at the time.

Punjab Police had formed a three-member high-level SIT on March 21, with additional director general of police (ADGP law and order) SPS Parmar as the head.

Hoshiarpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sandeep Malik SAS Nagar superintendent of police (SP Rural) Manpreet Singh are the other two members of the SIT directed to conduct investigation on a day-to-day basis.

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