A bullet hit the bonnet of a Punjab Police SUV parked outside the residence of former Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh in Amritsar’s Pratap Nagar, though the initial probe has ruled out any attack, said police officials on Friday.
This reflects that nobody hit it horizontally. “Some bike riders were also spotted in the CCTV footage, who are seen roaming at that time. Police also seized an empty cartridge from the spot. Investigators are examining whether the firing was targeted or the result of an aerial shot. He urged police to treat the latest incident seriously, pointing out that a stray bullet could have hit a passerby or caused a fatality.
Giani Raghbir Singh said the incident appeared to have occurred late at night on August 12. However, the family came to know about it only around 5 pm on August 13 when the driver was cleaning the vehicle and noticed the bullet mark. During the examination, police recovered a .32-bore bullet from the vehicle. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP-East) Rainder Singh said, “As far initial investigation of the bullet mark, a portion of the bullet hit the bonnet at 90 degrees.
We are questioning them, but so far we have got no vital clue”, said the police official. The incident came to light on the day when Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked at Takht Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra, on Thursday.
An FIR was registered in this connection against unknown persons, and an investigation is going on.
