Man in XUV attacked by three assailants, fires in self-defence
A youth was attacked by three bike-borne assailants near Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Nagar, prompting him to fire indiscriminately from his licenced gun to defend himself. However, none of the attackers were hit.
The incident, which reportedly occurred on Friday night, came to light after its CCTV footage surfaced late on Sunday night. Following this, police launched an investigation in the case and registered an FIR against unknown persons on Monday.
As per the footage, three assailants were seen conducting a recce while carrying weapons. When the youth arrived in an XUV near Baba Deep Singh Nagar, they began following him. As he stopped his vehicle a short distance ahead, the attackers positioned their bike in front of his car and started smashing its windows with their weapons.
In an attempt to ward off the attackers, the victim fired into the air from inside his vehicle. As the assailants attempted to flee, he continued firing until they escaped.
SHO Gurmukh Singh of Police Station Division Number 8 confirmed the incident, stating that the police had launched an investigation into the case after the CCTV footage of the incident surfaced. He said the victim was summoned to record his statement on Monday and on the basis of the same, an FIR against unknown persons have been registered and investigation is underway.