Five gunshots fired at Zirakpur hotelier’s son

The son of a hotel owner on the Zirakpur-Patiala National Highway escaped unhurt as an unidentified youth fired five gunshots at him in broad daylight today.

Gagan of Yamunanagar, the son of MM Crown Hotel owner, stated that the bike-borne masked youth was a member of the Shubham Pandit gang of Yamunanagar. He added that the miscreant fled the spot after the incident while panic spread in the area. He said two cars were damaged in the incident.

Locals informed the police after which a team of cops reached the spot and began an investigation. Cops are scanning the CCTV footage of the area and questioning the hotel officials.

Zirakpur SHO Satinder Singh said, “The incident seems to be a fallout of an old rivalry. We are verifying the fact of the matter.”

Firing incidents have become common in Mohali district with two incidents reported in the past three days.

Two bike-borne miscreants had fired 25 rounds at a house in Phase 7 and damaged three cars parked outside in the wee hours of Friday.

The incident took place behind the Mataur police station and NRI police station. Complainant Maninder Singh stated that two bike-borne youths were seen in the CCTV footage, stopping by and firing gunshots for close to 40 seconds outside the house before fleeing. Three cars of neighbours were damaged in the firing. Three days after the incident, the case remains unsolved.