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Ludhiana: Tensions flared outside the Salem Tabri police station on Wednesday as Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) employees and Jamalpur Leli village rs clashed. PSPCL men accused Jaswinder Singh Jassa, husband of the village’s newly elected sarpanch, of abusing an employee over outage. Villagers claimed PSPCL had ignored repeated complaints about prolonged power cuts.
An FIR was filed against Jassa for abuse and intimidation. The residents accused PSPCL staff of redirected them to private repairmen. We also published the following articles recently Aftermath of murder: Migrants pack up as tensions flare in Kumbra village Following a fatal attack in Kumbra village that left a 17-year-old dead and another critically injured, fear and unrest grip the community.
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