4 ram SUV into bike, fire gunshot at youth in Mohali

Tribune News Service

Mohali, November 11

In a miraculous escape, a youth, who had come to the Madanpur chowk to drop his friend, escaped unhurt after unidentified assailants fired a gunshot at him here this evening.

Four suspects, who were in a white Tata Safari SUV, first rammed their vehicle into a motorcycle being driven by the victim, Rohit, a resident of Balongi village. They later fired a gunshot at him. However, Rohit and his friend, who fell on the ground, ran in different directions and took shelter in nearby houses to save their lives.

The suspects later sent a voice message on Rohit’s mobile phone asking him how he felt about the trailer. They abused and threatened him.

After receiving information, a police team, led by the SHO, reached the spot and started an investigation into the matter. The police recovered an empty shell of a round from the spot.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Navjot Singh Mahal said preliminary investigation revealed that there was old enmity between Rohit and the suspects. He said they were trying to get the CCTV footage of the spot to identify the suspects. A case has been registered on Rohit’s statement.

In his statement to the police, Rohit said he had come out of his house to buy medicines for his mother. He went to Madanpur around 4 pm to drop his friend Jaswinder. A white Tata Safari SUV, which was already there, rammed into his motorcycle. When he went near the SUV, four persons came out of the vehicle. One of the suspects was holding a pistol, while another one was carrying a sword. He ran from there. One of the suspects fired a gunshot at him. The victim, who escaped unhurt, took shelter in a house at Madanpur village. He asked his mother Ragini to come to the Madanpur chowk where the police also arrived. He told the police that the suspects were from Badmajra village. He earlier had a verbal spat with one of the suspects.

Rohit’s mother Ragini said her son was working in the Verka factory. He left the job due to an enmity with one of the suspects. She was planning to send him to some other place. She was ready to seek forgiveness from the suspects, who were “planning to kill her son over a minor issue”.

Voice message

The suspects sent a voice message on victim Rohit’s mobile asking him how he felt about the trailer. They abused and threatened him.

Empty shell recovered

After receiving information, a police team, led by the SHO, reached the spot and started investigations into the matter. The police recovered an empty shell of a round from the spot.