Chandigarh, April 14 -- Police on Sunday booked leader of Opposition in state assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on various charges, including misleading information that endangers country's sovereignty and unity, hours after the Congress leader was quizzed over his '50 bombs have reached Punjab' claims.

The case has been registered at the cyber crime police station in Mohali, said people in know of the matter. "The FIR was filed against Bajwa under Sections 197(1)(d) (false and misleading information that endangers country's sovereignty and unity) and 353(2) (false statements intend to create enmity and hatred or ill will) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita," confirmed a top police official, who did not want to be named. "Bajwa will be summoned to...