Mohali: Gunshots fired at car in Sector 88, narrow escape for driver

The driver, Abhishek Tiwari, who is a resident of Phase 11, Mohali, told the police that he was headed to his friend’s house at Hero Homes in his Honda Accord around 7.45 pm.

A Phase-11 resident had a narrow escape after two unidentified men fired three gunshots at his car’s windshield at Sector 88 on Thursday evening.

The bullet marks seen on the victim’s car in Mohali on Saturday. (HT File)

The driver, Abhishek Tiwari, who is a resident of Phase 11, told the police that he was headed to his friend’s house at Hero Homes in his Honda Accord around 7.45 pm.

“But since it was dark, I lost my way. Therefore, I stopped and asked my friend to share his GPS location. While I was checking the location on Google Maps, two men fired at my car’s windshield and fled,” he alleged.

Sohana SHO Gurcharan Singh said police were investigating the matter before registering a case. The car has been taken in custody.