Lalru man arrested for firing at car occupants

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, August 10

The Crime Branch of the Panchkula police today claimed to have arrested a suspect for opening fire at a car with an intention to kill its occupants in Raipur Rani here on July 12.

The accused has been identified as Sarvjeet, alias Jani, a resident of Dharamgarh village near Lalru in Mohali district. He was produced in a court, which remanded him to four-day police custody.

The police said Sumit Chhabra, a resident of Ward No. 1, Raipur Rani, in his complaint, had stated that he, along with his brother, is running a shop, “Chhabra Mobile and Repair Shop”, at Trilokpur Chowk in Raipur Rani. After closing the shop on July 12, they were returning home in their Alto car around 8.30 pm. When he was getting his vehicle refuelled at a petrol station, three motorcycle-borne miscreants came from the backside of Shiv temple and fired at his car.

He said they escaped unhurt in the mishap, but both front window glasses were damaged. A piece of the broken glass had hit an eye of his brother. The miscreants had covered their faces. They could not note down the registration number or make of the motorcycle.

A case under Sections 307 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act was registered against the suspects. The Sector 10 Crime Branch would be investigating the case further to arrest two other suspects involved in the case.

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