Two suspects shoot at Cong’s Chohla Sahib block president

Bhupinder Kumar Nayyar, a resident of Chohla Sahib village and president of the Congress party for the Chohla Sahib block, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in his village here on Monday. The incident occurred when two masked suspects opened fire on him while he was sitting at his shop in the village.

In his complaint lodged with the Chohla Sahib police station, Nayyar said he was seated at his shop located at the village adda (junction) when two masked men on a motorcycle approached. He stated that the attackers stopped a few yards away from his shop. One of the two, reportedly dressed in Nihang attire, got off the bike and came in front of his shop, firing two shots in his direction. Fortunately, both shots missed, and Nayyar escaped unharmed.

Nayyar revealed that he had earlier received extortion calls from unidentified gangsters but had chosen to ignore them initially. He eventually reported the matter to the police and requested security. However, no protection has been provided to him to date.

He also pointed out that despite multiple requests from traders and shopkeepers in the area, no adequate security arrangements have been made by the police to safeguard the business community in the town.

The police have launched an investigation into the attack, and efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the culprits.