Land dispute: Man shot at in Majitha

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 5

Amritpal Singh, a resident of Hamja village falling under the Majitha police station here, was injured when another resident of the same village shot at him over a land dispute on December 31.

However, a case was registered only on Monday after a complaint was lodged with the police when the efforts to reach a compromise failed.

The victim, Amritpal Singh, told the police that on Thursday evening when he was working in his fields, the accused, identified as Gurpreet Singh, reached the spot and started abusing him. He was armed with a pistol. He said on seeing him, his (Amritpal’s) mother also reached there and urged Gurpreet not to indulge in such violence. Despite this, the accused got enraged and fired at him. He sustained a bullet injury on his leg while Gurpreet fled from the scene.

He said his mother Sukhwant Kaur rushed him to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital where he was under treatment. The police said a case on the charge of murder bid and under the Arms Act was registered against Gurpreet while further investigation was under progress. The accused was still at large and raids were on to nab him.

Pea trader robbed of Rs 4.27 lakh at gunpoint

The unabated incidents of robberies and snatchings continue to haunt the residents of the holy city. In the latest, a pea trader was robbed by two motorcycle-borne armed persons here late Monday evening.

The accused snatched a bag containing Rs 4.27 lakh from him. The victim, identified as Gurtejpreet Singh of Liddar village falling under the Beas police station, was going to pay the farmers from whom he had procured the pea crop.

Police authorities said that a case had been registered in this regard while further investigations were under progress to identify the suspects. The victim stated to the police that he along with Amarpal Singh of Madh village was going to distribute payments to the farmers for the pea crop. He said they were standing in the Dashmesh Nagar locality of the Jandiala Guru when two bike-borne persons with covered faces arrived at the scene and snatched the bag containing the amount at gun point.

DSP Sukhwinderpal Singh said the police were examining the CCTV cameras in the area to identify the robbers. They were yet to get any breakthrough in the case, he said while adding that the investigations were under progress.