A late-night dinner outing turned into a terrifying ordeal for a 36-year-old property dealer when a group of armed men allegedly attacked him and opened fire at his car, with his mother and three-year-old son inside, in the Dholewal area on Wednesday night.
“The investigation has revealed that Jaswinder and Jagjot were previously connected politically, but a dispute led to a rivalry between them. “As I tried to flee, the accused caught hold of me and assaulted me with sharp-edged weapons. I suffered injuries to my head and leg. he sustained a splinter injury near his eye Although they escaped the bullets. Despite being injured, he drove himself to the Ludhiana civil hospital for treatment. He alleged that the accused supported a rival political party and held a grudge against him. He added that police teams had been formed to trace and arrest the accused. The investigation is underway.
Around 11.30 pm, while they were eating inside the car, he stepped out to fetch a bottle of water for the child.
The attack stemmed from a rivalry linked to the political associations of the victim and the accused, according to the police. Recounting the incident, Jagjot Singh said he had gone to Dholewal with his mother and son for dinner. Somehow, I managed to get into the car, but they then fired multiple rounds at the vehicle and vandalised it,” he said. Singh said his mother and toddler were inside the car during the firing. Singh said he had earlier been associated with a political party and actively participated in election campaigns. Assistant commissioner of police (Industrial Area-B) Anubhav Jain said the police had identified three main accused — Jaswinder Singh, Dilraj and Khushdeep Singh — in connection with the alleged attack. The trio and their accomplices have been booked, he said. They had clashed earlier as well, and Jagjot faced two FIRs in connection with those incidents,” Jain said.
The two sides had allegedly clashed earlier as well, with FIRs registered in connection with previous incidents.
