Car taken away at gunpoint in Mohali

Mohali, August 17

Just a week after an incident of carjacking at gunpoint was reported from Sector 80 here, another such incident occurred at Sector 77 on the night intervening Tuesday and Wednesday.

Four persons took away a Mahindra Verito car from a Sector 77 resident, Parampreet Singh (26), at gunpoint around 12.30 am when he was on his way home from his workplace. The miscreants also forced the victim to sit in the car and took him along for some distance. Later, they let him go and fled in the car towards the Kharar side.

The victim alleged that the miscreants also took along his mobile phone, a purse and documents. The phone has been found switched off.

According to Swarn Kaur, mother of the victim, her son came out of the car to answer the call of nature when four persons, who had covered their faces, took away the vehicle at gunpoint and forced Parampreet to sit in the car.

Mohali SSP Kuldeep Singh Chahal said the victim was changing statements. “We are verifying the facts. We have registered a case under Sections 342 and 382 of the IPC at the Sohana police station,” said Chahal — TNS