14 booked as youth injured in firing over monetary dispute

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 29

A monetary dispute took an ugly turn when a group of persons attacked members of a family in their house and indulged in firing leaving a person injured at Bhoewali village falling under the Ajnala police station here.

The police booked around 14 persons on the charge of murder bid and under sections of the Arms Act in the incident that took place on July 25. The accused lived in the neighbourhood of the complainant.

Tarsem Singh, a resident of the village and the complainant, told the police that on Saturday when they were having lunch, the accused climbed on the rooftop of their house and started pelting stones. One of the accused, Paramjit Kaur, shouted at them and asked to teach the victims a lesson for demanding money.

He said the accused, led by Balwinder Singh and Jagga Singh, injured him, his nephews Narinder Singh, Jagbir Singh and his son Sukhjkinder Singh with their weapons. They allegedly ransacked and damaged their house while Gurbhej Singh, one of the accused, fired at them with a country-made .12 pistol. The splinters hit nephew Narinder Singh. He said as they raised an alarm, the accused fled away.

He said they admitted Narinder Singh to the Ajnala Civil Hospital. He said he had a monetary dispute with the accused. He said elderly people of the village intervened and tried to strike a compromise, but it proved futile and therefore a complaint was lodged with the police.

The Ajnala police registered a case on the charge of attempt to murder and under sections of the Arms Act against Balwinder Singh, Jagga Singh, Sona Singh, Kulwinder Kaur, Mohna Singh, Paramjit Kaur and Kuldeep Singh, all residents of Bhoewali village, Gurbhej Singh of Mattenangal village and Sitara Singh of Kotli Sakka village, besides five unknown persons.

Investigating officer ASI Baljit Singh said raids were on to nab the accused.