High drama prevailed at Colony No. 4 after an Inspector of Food and Supply Department was thrashed by the locals and later rescued by the police team, on Friday.
The incident took place in the wee hours of the day, when Amandeep Singh, posted as Inspector in Food and supply department of UT, entered a house. A local resident said that Amandeep forcible entered the house of a lady while she was taking bath. When the mother of the lady, who was at a neighbour’s house, raised an alarm, local residents gathered at her residence and started thrashing the official.
On receiving the information, a team of local police reached there and rescued Amandeep Singh from them. The mother of the lady told the police that Amandeep entered her house while her daughter was taking bath. “He entered in my house with the intension of raping my daughter,” she said.
A complaint against Amandeep Singh was also given to the police officials by her mother.
However, Amandeep told the police that he was doing a routine survey of the local residents, who have applied for their yellow cards. “As soon as I entered the house for routine checking, the lady started shouting, manhandled me and tore my clothes, he added.