Robbery bid: Two booked for murder

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 7

A week after a youth was shot at by two unknown persons in a robbery bid; the police have booked unidentified assailants on charges of murder bid.

The victim has been identified as Ashish Kumar, who originally hailed from Ward No. 3 in the Khemkaran area in Tarn Taran. He had come from Chandigarh to meet his grandparents in the Bullewal village in Batala. He stated to the police that on October 29, he was to return to Chandigarh and therefore came to interstate bus terminus in Amritsar.

He said he went to use washroom near the Sangam Cinema and on returning found two unknown persons on a bike asking him to handover whatever he was possessing. He said he tried to resist but entered into an argument with them. He said before he could comprehend, one of the assailants took out a pistol and fired at him which hit him near his stomach. He said during the treatment, doctors removed two bullets from his body.

Following his statement, the police registered a case under Sections 307, 34 IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54, 59 Arms Act against unknown persons. The police said they were trying to analyse the CCTV cameras in the area to find some clues in the case. Further investigations were under progress.

40-yr-old held for raping minor

A 5-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Rorawala Kalan village.

The accused has been identified as Ranjit Singh (40), a resident of Rorawala Kalan.

The victim’s mother told the police that on November 5 her daughter had gone to the market for buying new clothes for her children. She said after returning from the market, her 5-year-old daughter started playing in the street.

She said around 12:30 pm, a local came to them said the accused had forcibly taken their daughter to Jarnail Singh’s house. She said she along with her husband immediately rushed to the spot and saw that the accused was raping her. He was caught and handed over to the police.

The police have registered a case under Section 376 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Sub-Inspector Simranjit Kaur (investigating officer) said the accused had confessed his crime and was produced before the court. She said medical examination of the minor has also been conducted.