Youth, brother shot at, 5 booked

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 3

Amardeep Singh (22), a resident of Devidaspura village falling under Jandiala police station, was seriously injured while his brother Arshdeep Singh, had a narrow escape, when around five persons attacked them three days ago.

They were going from Devidaspura to Amarkot village, when the incident took place. A case was registered only on Wednesday, as the victim was not fit for recording the statement earlier. On the statement of Amardeep, Jandiala Guru police booked Rahul, alias Dana, of Sheikhupura Mohalla in Jandiala Guru; Budhu of Talawa village along with three unidentified persons on the charges of attempt to murder and under Arms Act.

Amardeep, a farmer, told the police that on May 31 he along with his brother Arshdeep Singh was going from Devidaspura to Amarkot village on their bike PB-08-CN-3455. He said when around 11.30 pm they reached near the residence of one Darshan Singh, where the accused were standing, Rahul took out pistols and shot at them. He said a bullet hit his right thigh. He said the shot fired by Bhudhu hit his left shoulder. He said when the accused tried to catch them, his brother sped the bike and they fled from the scene. He said as his condition was very serious, his brother got him admitted to a private hospital in Amritsar.

ASI Harinder Singh, investigating officer, said Amardeep told that the accused used to pressurise him but he did not reveal anything else. He said further investigations were on to find the cause behind the attack and raids were on to nab the suspects. Rahul Dana used to ply auto-rickshaw and we are checking the antecedents of the accused.