Two shopkeepers shot at in Samalkha

Panipat, September 17

Four miscreants shot at two shopkeepers at Bhatnagar Colony of Samalkha town on Thursday night. The police on Friday lodged a case against the attackers under various sections of the IPC on the statement of an injured and began a probe into the matter.

Superintendent of Police Shashank Kumar Sawan announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information about the miscreants.

As per sources, four youths riding a motorcycle reached Bhatnagar Colony on the Chulkana road where they shot at two shopkeepers — Vinod Singla (46), owner of a flour mill, and his neighbour Nishu (28), owner of confectionary shop.

Nishu heard the sound of firing and saw three youths, holding pistols, coming out from the flour mill. When they reached near him, they fired upon him and fled on the motorcycle.

The police have collected CCTV footage, in which three masked miscreants could be seen and have also released the footage. —TNS