Sarpanch hurt in firing, 2 arrested

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 5

Two persons, including the sarpanch of Jania village, sustained bullet injury, when two notorious criminals fired at the police and people while trying to escape from the spot.

The victims have been identified as Sikanderbir Singh, the sarpanch and Sahib Singh. They were rushed to the hospital. Both suffered bullet injuries on their legs.

The accused identified as Kudda and Kishan were nabbed by the Jandiala police and residents of Jania village from the spot.

Gurinderbir Sidhu, DSP Jandiala, said both victims were out of danger. However, their statements were yet to be recorded. He said both accused were wanted by the police in a couple of cases including in an incident, in which they had fired at a constable last year.

Residents had set up a naka on the outskirts of the village to restrict the entry of outsiders in view of novel coronavirus pandemic. They stopped some youth from entering the village. On this, they got enraged and started abusing villagers at the naka. Sarpanch Sikanderbir Singh was also there. The youth called their accomplices Kudda and Kishan, who came on a bike.

On getting the information, a patrolling police party also reached the spot. DSP said on seeing the police and people, the accused tried to escape from the spot but their bike skidded. Finding themselves surrounded, the two fired several gunshots, which hit Sikanderbir and Sahib Singh. The people nabbed them and handed them over to the police.