Attack – Journalists

Journalist Balvinder Kumar Bhalla was brutally assaulted on the road in Batala on August 1, 2025, between 6:00/6:30 PM, after he questioned two police officials. The attackers – Sub Inspectors Mandeep Singh and Surjit Kumar of Bathinda Police now face an FIR under BNS Sections 115(2), 118(1), and 3(5), registered at Batala Civil Lines Police Station. Both police officers are residents of Bathinda.