How did we find out the truth?: Conducting a simple reverse image search on the initial frames of the video led us to the same video, uploaded by journalist Man Aman Singh Chhina on his X account on
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Chhina shared the clip with text which said that Chief of Staff West Command Lieutenant General Mohit Wadhwa spoke at a press conference, where he issued “a statement on the Patiala Colonel without taking any questions.”
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The Director General of Police (DGP) also “read out a statement and left but at least he has answered questions of media in recent days,” Chhina added.
What is the Patiala Colonel case?: It refers to an incident of assault against Colonel Pushpinder Bath and his son Angad, over a parking dispute in Patiala, Punjab.
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Colonel Bath accused 12 Punjab Police personnel of assaulting the two of them on the intervening night between 13 and 14 March, after which all 12 of them were placed under suspension, reported NDTV.
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While the initial investigation was being conducted by the Punjab Police, the colonel sought the transfer of the investigation to the CBI or another independent agency, alleging that “a fair investigation was impossible under the Punjab Police,” the report added.