2 shot dead, one critically injured as gunmen open fire outside gym in Yamunanagar

Two persons were shot dead while another was seriously injured after some unidentified men fired at them outside a gym at Kheri Lakha Singh village in Radaur town of Yamunanagar on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Pankaj Malik, a resident of UP, and Virender, a resident of Golini village in Yamunanagar. The injured was identified as Arjun, a resident of Unheri village of Yamunanagar.

Around 8 am, the victims came out of the gym and were about to leave in their car when four to five persons reached there on motorcycles and started firing indiscriminately at them.

Pankaj and Virender died on the spot. The accused kept firing at them to ensure that they didn't survive. Meanwhile, Arjun rushed to a nearby private hospital in a bid to save himself. However, the accused followed him and opened fire at him in the hospital, leaving him seriously injured. He was later referred to the PGI, Chandigarh. The assassins fled the spot.

Yamunanagar SP Rajiv Deswal and other officials inspected the crime scene. Some dispute related to liquor vends and involvement of gangs are suspected to be the reason behind the firing incident.

The police are trying to identify and trace the miscreants from the CCTV footage.

A case has been registered at the Radaur police station on the complaint of Narender Singh, a relative of deceased Virender. The SP said teams had been formed to probe the matter and nab the accused.