Seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers and around 50 others have been booked for attempt to murder and rioting as they allegedly opened fire during a clash in Muradpura locality of Tarn Taran on Wednesday night.
The alleged clash took place between the workers of the AAP and the Congress when they were propagating ‘free electricity’ promises of their respective parties ahead of the 2022 assembly polls.
The AAP workers who were booked have been identified as Gurdev Singh Sandhu, Gurwinder Singh Fauji, Sukhdev Singh, Rehmat Sandhu, Navneet Arora, Anju Verma and Daljit Gandhi. The other accused are yet to be identified.
The case was registered on the complaint of Punjab Police inspector Jaswant Singh. “I, along with other police personnel, was present near the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM)’s office when information was received that some armed AAP workers were rioting in Muradpura locality. One Himanshu of Muradpura received a bullet injury,” he said in his complaint.
Himanshu is the son of a Congress worker. According to the information, AAP workers were campaigning in the locality when some Congress workers also gathered there, leading to a clash. Police said the AAP workers resorted to firing, a charge denied by the accused who said Congress workers attacked them.
{{/usCountry}}Himanshu is the son of a Congress worker. According to the information, AAP workers were campaigning in the locality when some Congress workers also gathered there, leading to a clash. Police said the AAP workers resorted to firing, a charge denied by the accused who said Congress workers attacked them.
{{/usCountry}}Police said efforts to identify other accused are on.
The case was registered under Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 160 (affray), 336 (endangering human life), 283 (obstructing public way), 148 (rioting), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly) of the Indian penal code (IPC) and 25-54-59 of the Arms Act at Tarn Taran city police station.