Two days after two men were injured in firing, the police on Tuesday said the ‘victims’ were snatchers who had assaulted the car-borne accused in a bid to escape after robbing a man of cash and his mobile phones.
The snatchers – Aryan, 20 and Abhay Chauhan, 21, of Giaspura – had told the police that a car-borne man had opened fire on them in an incident of road rage, while they were returning from a birthday party. They suffered bullet injuries and were admitted to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala.
Joint commissioner of police (JCP, rural) Ravcharan Singh Brar said the police had received information about a firing incident in Focal Point, and that the injured persons had been admitted to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. A police team had visited the hospital and recorded statements of the men.
“An inquiry revealed that Aryan, Abhay and two others, had robbed a commuter of ₹6,000 cash and two mobile phones in Kanganwal area. In their hurry to escape, the accused rammed their bike into a car, and assaulted the driver of the car with sharp-edged weapons.
In-turn, the car occupant wielded a gun and opened fire on them. The car-borne man had also lodged a complaint against four scooter-borne men who had attacked them at the Kanganwal police post, but did not reveal that they had also fired gunshots.
{{/usCountry}}In-turn, the car occupant wielded a gun and opened fire on them. The car-borne man had also lodged a complaint against four scooter-borne men who had attacked them at the Kanganwal police post, but did not reveal that they had also fired gunshots.
{{/usCountry}}The police have retrieved CCTV footage of both the snatching and firing incident, and FIRs will soon be filed in both cases.