2 booked for opening fire on car

Hoshiarpur, March 22

Some assailants fired seven shots at a car at Talwandi Araiyan village close to Sham Chaursai town here on Monday afternoon. Luckily, no occupant present in the car was seriously injured in firing. In Talwandi Araiyan, a village close to Sham Chaurasi town in the district, some assailants fired seven bullets on a vehicle, but luckily, there was no serious injury to the occupants.

Sukhjit Lal, alias Sabi, son of Kashmiri Lal, a resident of Araiyan village, was taking his father to hospital in his car when some assailants on a motorcycle surrounded their car on the way. Just before he could get understand anything, they opened fire on their car and escaped. Luckily, Sabi and her father Kashmiri Lal had a narrow escape during the incident. He informed the police about the incident. On receiving the information, Shamchurasi outpost in-charge Inderjit Singh and Bullowal SHO Pradeep Singh along with the police party reached the spot and started investigation into the case.

Police Station Bullowal SHO Pradeeep Singh told this reporter late in the evening that a case had been registered against two accused Ashish Kumar, alias Ashu, a resident of Chalupur village, and Sukhwinder Singh Sukkhi, a resident of village Rapur, in this regard.

According to the SHO, an old enmity is being stated as the reason behind the firing incident. — OC