BJP leader arrested for assaulting cop

Phagwara: A local BJP leader was arrested on charges of assaulting and injuring a police constable inside a police station, police said. Gurdeep Deepa was arrested on the basis of a complaint by constable Pardip Kumar who alleged that he was assaulted and his uniform was torn by the BJP leader inside Satnampura police station. A case was registered against Deepa. However, Deepa denied the allegations, saying he was being framed in the case.