Police officer injured in attack by drunken army major and girlfriend

Bhubaneswar: An army major and his girlfriend are said to have attacked police officers in Bhubaneswar last night, injuring five people.

The Army Major of the 22nd Sikh Regiment, identified as Guruwant Singh of Delhi, and his girlfriend visited the Bharatpur police station at around 3 am to lodge a complaint, alleging that someone misbehaved with them when they returned home after dinner.

The duty sub-inspector of Bharatpur police station asked Singh and his girlfriend to submit a written complaint so that an investigation could be initiated. This angered the army major and his girlfriend and they attacked the policemen. The major’s girlfriend allegedly bit the sub-inspector. Four policemen, including two women, were also injured in the attack.

Police officials said the army major and his girlfriend were drunk. Liquor bottles were also confiscated from the car they drove to the police station.

DCP Suresh Chandra Patra also said the army major and his girlfriend have not yet filed a formal complaint about the misconduct allegedly befallen them.

The army major reportedly works in the 22nd Sikh Regiment in Kolkata.