Chandigarh, March 26 -- The army on Tuesday demanded an exemplary punishment for the cops involved in assault by Punjab Police personnel on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath outside a dhaba in Patiala and vowed to take the case to the logical conclusion.

"We reiterate the need for a fair and honest investigation in a transparent and a time-bound manner to punish the guilty and restore the faith in the system," Lt Gen Mohit Wadhwa, chief of staff, army's Western Command headquarters Chandimandir, said at a joint media briefing here with Punjab's director general of police Gaurav Yadav.

The DGP, on his part, assured that the investigation shall be completed swiftly so that the culprits are brought to book soon.

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