Jalandhar: Shooting after surrounding two youths, attacker escapes after seizing a bike
EDITOR|Voice of Jalandhar
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Jalandhar: An incident of gunfire has emerged in the village of Rame near Shahkot.
Some attackers, driven by an old grudge, surrounded two young men and opened fire on them.
During the incident, both young men fled and saved their lives.
Meanwhile, the attackers fled with the youths' motorcycle.
Based on the victim's statement, the police have filed a case against seven accused and begun an investigation.
4 November, Jalandhar: Shooting incident reported near the village Rame in Shahkot
Some attackers, driven by an old grudge, surrounded two young men and fired at them. During the incident, both young men escaped and saved their lives. Meanwhile, the attackers fled with the youths' motorcycle. Based on the victim's statement, the police have registered a case against seven suspects and begun an investigation.
The victim, Balraj Singh, son of Bagicha Singh, resident of the village Rame, told the police that about three years ago he had a dispute with Jaswant Singh, son of Ajit Singh, of the village. Later both parties had reached a settlement.
According to Balraj, he was returning from the fields on a tractor on Monday night when Jaswant Singh and his associates surrounded him on the road. The situation calmed down when villagers arrived on the spot. After that, the panchayat had scheduled a time on Wednesday morning to facilitate a settlement between both parties.
On Tuesday afternoon around 12 noon, Balraj was heading to the fields on a motorcycle with his friend Kuldeep Singh. On the village's main road, Jaswant Singh arrived on three motorcycles with six other associates. It is alleged that the attackers surrounded both of them with the intent to kill, fired several rounds, and then fled with their motorcycle.
The incident was reported to the 112 helpline. Shahkot police arrived at the scene, conducted an investigation, and recovered an empty shell. Investigation officer ASI Parjinder Kaur stated that a case has been registered against Jaswant Singh and six unidentified suspects. The police are investigating the case.
