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Assailants were brandishing guns, shot at victim: Eyewitness

CHANDIGARH:“I thought someone had burnt a cracker, soon I saw a man who was shot at running towards my shop, chased by three assailants brandishing guns” said Mahavir Sharma, an eyewitness, who is a tailor and has a shop at Burail.

Assailants were brandishing guns, shot at victim: Eyewitness

Mahavir Sharma, a tailor, who was a witness to the incident at Burail on Wednesday night. A tribune photograph



Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 23 

“I thought someone had burnt a cracker, soon I saw a man who was shot at running towards my shop, chased by three assailants brandishing guns” said Mahavir Sharma, an eyewitness, who is a tailor and has a shop at Burail. 

Sharma said the accused was shot at twice in front of his shop after which he got scared and hid behind the counter to save himself. “I didn’t know what to do so I hid myself as the accused had fired two gunshots at the victim”, he said. 

The victim was also assaulted by the accused. In a bid to save himself, the victim entered the tailor’s shop after which the accused who had their faces covered fled from the spot. 

Sources said since the accused were brandishing guns, nobody dared to stop them, so they managed to flee from the spot. 

The police have recorded the statements of the victim. Another eyewitness said everyone panicked as everything happened in a fraction of a second. 

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