Chandigarh, March 21 -- Punjab Government has initiated a high-level investigation into the shocking assault on Colonel Pushpinder Bath, a serving Army officer, and his 24-year-old son Angad Singh by police officials in Patiala on March 13. The probe, to be completed within three weeks, will be led by IAS officer Paramvir Singh, who has been appointed as the Inquiry Officer. The incident has sparked widespread outrage, with demands for accountability and justice growing louder.

Colonel Bath, currently posted at the Army headquarters in New Delhi, alleged that he and his son were brutally attacked by policemen near Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. The family has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the police's handling of the case and plans to...