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4 held for resorting to hooliganism, firing

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The Police Division 5 on Saturday registered a case against seven unruly persons and arrested four of them. The suspects were resorting to hooliganism outside the Gate No. 2 of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).

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Manpreet Singh Sekhon, a resident of Dakha, Maninder Singh of Buraj village, Bathinda, Sandeep Singh of Khara village in Mansa, Pardeep Singh of Daad village, Harsimrat Singh and Ammu of Mansa and Gurvinder Singh, a resident of Ludhiana, were booked in the case.

Investigating officer ASI Gurmej Lal, on whose complaint an FIR was registered, said he, along with a police team, was present near Bhai Bala Chowk on April 5 to keep a tab over anti-social elements. During patrolling, the police received a tip-off that Manpreet, Maninder, Sandeep, Harsimrat, Ammu, Gurwinder, and Pardeep and other unidentified persons were quarrelling and resorting to hooliganism in front of Gate No. 2 of the PAU. As per information, the suspects had created an atmosphere of fear by firing shots in the air, putting the lives of people in danger.

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He said the police reached the scene and arrested Manpreet, Maninder, Sandeep and Pardeep and seized one .32 bore pistol with magazine, one cartridge, one empty shell, a firearm licence (of Manpreet) from them. Now, the police have launched a manhunt to nab the remaining suspects.

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