Firing at Sec 10 cafe: Punjab IG’s son among suspects

The UT police have issued a lookout circular against the suspects, including a Punjab police IG’s son, who have been accused of opening fire at a café in Sector 10 here on February 16.

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Sources said the gunshot was fired from the service weapon of a policeman accompanying the suspects. A police official said they had identified two suspects who were accompanied by security personnel.

The police had registered a case against unidentified persons at the Sector 3 police station on a complainant filed by Balbir Ram, the head chef of the cafe. He had reported that four persons arrived at the cafe, sat at a table on the terrace and ordered food. Later, two more persons, accompanied by a security guard, joined them. Shortly after, he heard a loud noise from the terrace. The cafe staff scrutinised the CCTV footage and found that one of the persons at the table had fired into the air.