Bank manager shot at in Feroze Gandhi Market; probe underway

Two unidentified men on a motorcycle opened fire at a bank manager outside a private bank in Feroze Gandhi Market here on Thursday night. The bullet grazed the manager’s right arm. His colleagues rushed him to the Civil Hospital here.

After first-aid, the injured was shifted to the DMCH. Doctors at the Civil Hospital informed the Police Division about the incident.

The bank manager, Vishal Bansal, who came to the hospital for treatment, said he stays in Vishal Nagar, located on Pakhowal Road. He is posted as a zonal manager at a private bank in Feroze Gandhi Market. On Thursday night, when he was keeping his laptop and other belongings in his car outside the bank, two motorcyclists approached him from the rear and shot at him. After firing one shot, the attackers tried to fire another one but their pistol missed the target. Vishal said he raised the alarm, following which many people gathered at the scene. Seeing the crowd, the attackers fled the scene.

ADCP Kanwalpreet Singh said investigation was going on and various angles were being explored to crack the case. CCTV cameras were also being checked to get any clue about the suspects.

When asked if the victim had enmity with anyone or he received any threat calls, the ADCP said no such details came to the fore so far, soon the police would crack the case.

Scooter taken away at gunpoint from man

In another incident in Mundian village, a miscreant threatened a passer-by with a gun and took away his scooter. Inderpal Singh, a resident of Mundian village, alleged that on September 24, he was going on his Honda Activa scooter towards the city for work. When he reached the office, a clean-shaven young man stopped him and pulled out a pistol. He pointed the pistol at him, intimidated him and forcibly took away his scooter.

One booked for robbing scooterist

In a similar incident, the Moti Nagar police registered a case against Jarnail Singh, alias Jelly, alias Happyveer, a resident of Noorpur Kapurthala village. ASI Vijay Kumar said the police received information that Jarnail had robbed a person of his scooter in the Mundian village by firing a shot in the air. The suspect was roaming on the Chandigarh road in Sector 38 to commit another crime. Following the tip-off, the police registered a case against the suspect and started a search for him.