The accused demanded Rs 50 lakh from him which they expected him to pay within a couple of days or face consequences if he failed to do so

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New Delhi, February 25

Former Congress MLA Mangat Rai Bansal was allegedly attacked by three people when he was sitting inside his family-run private college in Mansa district.

Bansal sustained injuries to his face as he was allegedly punched by the attackers.

The police stated that the incident took place around 4 pm when Bansal was inside his office, his driver was in the college compound. There was no other staff in the college at the time.

The police collected the CCTV camera footage that showed four people came in an SUV. One of them remained in the car, while three went inside the college. Out of these three, two were wearing turban. Bansal told the police that the three came inside his office, locked him up and started beating him up. 

The accused demanded Rs 50 lakh from him which they expected him to pay within a couple of days or face consequences if he failed to do so.

The police have registered an FIR and sent teams to arrest the accused.

Bansal had won on a Congress ticket from Budhlada constituency of Mansa district in 2007. In 2012 he had contested from Maur constituency of Bathinda but lost to SAD candidate Janmeja Singh Sekhon. In September 2012 he had joined Akali Dal. In April 2013 he was sentenced to seven years’ in jail by special CBI court in 1999 rice scam case.