Bike-borne assailants open fire outside cloth merchant’s house at Thatha village in Amritsar

Panic gripped Thatha village in Lopoke area late on Friday night after two bike-borne youths opened fire outside the house of a cloth merchant. The assailants fled the spot soon after the incident.

The police reached the site upon receiving the information and began scanning the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area. SSP Amritsar Rural Maninder Singh said efforts were on to identify the accused.

Gurinder Singh, the owner of a cloth shop at Chogawan, said he and his family members were sleeping at home when the incident occurred. Around 12:30 am, he heard the gunshots and threats to eliminate him. When he peeped through the window, he saw two motorcycle-borne youths firing shots before speeding away.

In the morning, Gurinder found six bullet marks on his iron gate and several empty shells lying on the ground.

The police suspect the attack to be a result of personal enmity.

A case has been registered against unidentified persons at Lopoke police station, and investigations are under way.