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Four ‘drug peddler’ aides open fire on colony residents in Ludhiana, 55-year-old injured
Victim Nirvair Singh of Gurbachan Nagar was rushed to the ESIC hospital, from where he was referred to the PGIMER in Chandigarh
After residents of Gurbachan Nagar of Daba Colony staged a protest against a woman, infamous as ‘Chitte wali Bhabhi’, accusing her of selling drugs among locals, her four aides opened fire on residents of the locality on late Sunday evening. The accused had allegedly fired three bullets, one of which hit the back of a local.
When the residents retaliated, the accused fled leaving behind their motorcycle, which was reportedly torched by the locals later. The locals alleged that the police were hand-in-glove with the accused, as when the miscreants opened fire, some PCR motorcycle squad personnel were present near the spot, but they did not respond.
The victim, Nirvair Singh, 55, of Gurbachan Nagar, was rushed to the ESIC hospital, from where he was referred to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
The Daba police have booked Parminder Kaur, her husband Sunil of Gurcharan Nagar and their unidentified accomplices for attempt to murder, following a complaint by Nirvair Singh.
Local Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) worker Sandeep Shukla alleged, “The woman has been selling drugs in the area for long. On Saturday, the locals staged a protest against the woman and the alleged inaction of the police, following which the police conducted a raid at the house of the woman, but she had escaped before the police reached there.”
He added, “On Sunday night, four accomplices of the woman struck in the area and opened fire and a bullet hit Nirvair Singh. When people gathered there, the accused fled leaving their motorcycle on the spot, which the agitated locals torched.”
Daba station house officer inspector Pavittar Singh said a case under Section 307 (attempt to murder), 34 (act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act has been registered against the accused.
