Two pvt clinic employees hurt in firing in Patti
Tarn Taran, January 18
Two persons working as assistants at a private homoeopathic clinic were injured as two armed persons opened fire on them in Patti on the Sarhali road here this evening.
The injured have been identified as Nishan Singh, a resident of Dadehar Sahib, and Shiwata Sharma of Patti town. Both have been admitted to a private hospital in Patti where they are stable. Jaspal Singh, DSP, Patti, said the injured were in the clinic when the assailants entered the clinic and verified about the identity from Nishan Singh and fired three shots at him. Both Nishan and Shiwata Sharma were injured in the firing.
DSP Jaspal Singh Patti said a case under Sections 307 and 34 of the IPC and the Arms Act has been registered by the Patti police and further investigation initiated and the cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained.
