FIR against AAP MP Bhagwant Mann, party activists

Fatehgarh Sahib (Pb), Sep 3 (PTI) In fresh trouble forBhagwant Mann, the AAP’s Sangrur MP was today booked alongwith some of his party activists by Punjab Police on acomplaint alleging that they had misbehaved with mediapersonsat a rally in Bassi Pathana here. "After receiving the report of the DSP to whom an inquiryhad been marked and after getting legal opinion in thisregard, we registered a case against Mr Bhagwant Mann andsome of his party activists," Fatehgarh Sahib SSP H S Bhullarsaid here. A case was registered on the statement of journalistRanjodh Singh and other mediapersons against Mann undervarious sections of the IPC including 109, 153, 323, 341, 352,355, 356, 427, 500, 504 and 149. Some of these sections pertain to promoting enmitybetween different groups, punishment for voluntarily causinghurt, punishment for wrongful restraint, assault or criminalforce with intent to dishonour person and mischief andintentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace. The media persons had yesterday filed a complaintagainst Mann who along with his supporters allegedlymisbehaved with them and used derogatory remarks against themedia at a political rally in Bassi Pathana here on Thursday. After receiving a complaint, Fatehgarh Sahib SSP hadhad directed Bassi Pathana DSP to conduct an inquiry andsubmit the report at the earliest. The media persons told the SSP that Mann had arrived fourhours late for Thursday’s rally. He allegedly instigated AAP volunteers against mediapersons present there and they manhandled the scribes and evendamaged the camera of one of them, the complaint read. Mann even used the word "paid media" which hurt thefeeling of journalists, it said. After the incident, Congress activists had burnt aneffigy of Mann at Bassi Pathana. Mann has been mired in controversies. The AAP MP recentlydrew flak for alleged security breach after he streamed avideo of him entering the Parliament Complex in Delhi. The LokSabha Speaker had formed a panel to probe the issue and Mannwas asked to stay away from proceedings of the house, pendingthe inquiry. MORE PTI Cor SUN AKART