Nearly a year after he and his son were allegedly assaulted by police personnel in Patiala, Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath has written to Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, seeking a “thorough investigation” into alleged misconduct, coercion and attempts at a cover-up by local police officials.In a letter sent to the DGP on Monday, Colonel Bath demanded that the officers concerned be placed under suspension until the trial concludes, citing concerns about his family’s security. A copy of the letter has also been sent to Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi.Bath alleged the police officials who assaulted him snatched his military identity card and mobile phone and later created a false witness to cover up the incident. “The trail of lies that have been cooked up to say that these items were found by someone and handed over to the police needs to be exposed,” he said.Bath further alleged that false reports were submitted by the police officers concerned to the court as well as to their department, and demanded an inquiry into the matter. He said strict action should be taken if the reports were found to be fabricated.He also sought a departmental inquiry against the officers involved, including senior officials, and asked that fairness and transparency be ensured so that the accused could not influence the judicial process.A Punjab Police spokesperson said an FIR in the case was registered on March 22, 2025, at the Civil Lines police station in Patiala. The investigation was later transferred to the CBI.The spokesperson said under the Punjab Police rules, the Senior Superintendent of Police was the competent authority to take disciplinary action against inspectors and lower ranks. Disciplinary action, including permanent forfeiture of three years of service, has been ordered against four inspectors and Constable Jai Singh, and all of them have been transferred out of the Patiala range.In December, the CBI filed a chargesheet in a special court in Mohali against four inspectors — Harjinder Singh Dhillon, Shaminder Singh, Harry Boparai and Ronnie Singh — under relevant provisions of the BNS.