Youth Congress leader among 4 booked for assault

Our Correspondent

Abohar, March 19

The police have booked four men, including a Youth Congress leader, for allegedly targeting a resident of Fazilka’s Bhagsar village outside DAV College here on Monday.

As per an FIR registered under Section 307 of the IPC and the Arms Act, Amit Godara of Modikhera village and Rakesh Poonia of Rampura Narayanpura village and two unidentified men accosted a car outside the campus and allegedly fired at Jasbir Kumar. At least, three rounds were fired.

Complainant Jasbir said it was an attempt to kill him over a petty dispute, but he escaped.

Godara was recently appointed secretary of the Youth Congress for the Balluana segment, sources say.

Preliminary investigation reportedly indicated that a bullet hit the windowpanes of a shop.

When the police reached the spot, the car-borne miscreants had fled by then.