Ludhiana

The Sadar Raikot police registered a case against six accused for assaulting a family and opened fire in the air in Kalsian village on Monday night.

The case was filed following a complaint by Lakhwinder Singh, a resident of the village, who alleged that the accused had fired at least two shots in the air during the incident.

The accused have been identified as Sukhveer Singh alias Sonu and Husanpreet Singh alias Husna of Johlan Road in Raikot, Jaskaran Singh of Ramgarh Sivian village, Mandeep Singh alias Nikka of Bassian village, Shinda of Moom village in Mehal Kalan while one of the councilors theirs is yet to be identified. Mandeep Singh was arrested.

Complainant Lakhwinder Singh stated that while he was waiting in his car for his wife Amarjeet Kaur, son Parneet Singh and a neighbor Gurdeep Kaur, the accused arrived in a Mahindra Thar. They allegedly broke into his parked Maruti Brezza car. When he resisted, the accused attacked him with a sharp weapon. The accused also vandalized his car. When his family members tried to intervene, the accused also beat them. Subsequently, the accused threw away a gun and opened fire in the air.

According to Lakhwinder Singh, the accused pointed the gun at his son Parneet Singh and threatened to kill him. When the locals gathered there, the accused fled the spot, leaving the vehicle behind. The accused forced the bus driver to stop, boarded the bus and escaped. Upon notification, the police arrived at the scene and started an investigation.

Sub-inspector Gursevak Singh, who is investigating the case, said the incident stemmed from an argument over an unpaid bill at a garment shop in Raikot owned by Parneet’s friend Rohit Arora. The accused, who were earlier friends with Parneet and Rohit, had a dispute over the pending payment, which led to the altercation. The accused reportedly assaulted Rohit at his shop before confronting Parneet.

An FIR under Sections 296 (obscene act), Section 351 (2) (criminal intimidation), Section 324 (6) (loitering after preparation to cause hurt), Section 191 (3) (rioting with deadly weapons), Section 190 (illegal). assembly offence), along with violations of the Arms Act were filed against the accused. Police have arrested one of the accused Mandeep Singh, while the arrest of the other accused is on.