Army man held for opening fire on tea shop owner, accomplice flees
The police arrested an Army man and booked his accomplice, both from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly opening fire on the owner of a tea shop in Sector 68 here during a brawl around 2 am on Sunday.
The suspects were identified as Satwant Singh of Pilibhit, an Army absentee currently putting up in Zirakpur, and his accomplice Udit Shaukeen, who is currently residing in Gillco Valley, Kharar.
Satwant Singh allegedly fired two rounds at ‘Urban Chai’ owner Germanjit Singh, but the latter managed to evade them. During the brawl, both Germanjit and Udit sustained injuries. Locals gathered at the spot and informed the police.
Satwant Singh was arrested, but Udit managed to flee, the police said. A sophisticated pistol, two live rounds and two empty shells had been recovered, cops said.
DSP City-2 Harsimran Singh Bal said, “The brawl took place over a pending food bill of around Rs 7,000. Satwant claimed that they had come to settle the dispute. The weapon recovered is licensed but it does not belong to Satwant.”
On the statement of Germanjit Singh, a case under Sections 109,115 (2) and 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act has been registered at the Phase 8 police station.
