Jalandhar: An FIR was registered against Congress Shahkot candidate Hardev Singh Laddi Sherowalia on May 4 morning for alleged involvement in illegal mining.
The case has been registered at Mehatpur police station falling under Jalandhar rural police.
The development has come as a major setback for the party that announced his candidature on Thursday overlooking several complaints of the sort against him.
A copy of the FIR is as follows: