Lok Insaaf Party President and Ludhiana legislator Simarjit Singh Bains was booked for allegedly using abusive language against Deputy Commissioner Vipul Ujwal, an official said on Sunday. He was booked under seven sections of the Indian Penal Code, most of the offences non-baliable, on the complaint of Sub-Divisional Magistrate Balbir Raj Singh.

Senior Superintendent of Police Upinderjit Singh Ghumman told the media that a case was registered against Bains on Saturday night in Batala town.