Three gunfire-related incidents were reported in different parts of the city on Diwali night, leaving an eight-year-old boy injured by a stray bullet. Bullets also hit a former councillor’s car and a shell landed near two teenage girls sitting on the rooftop of their house.
Inspector Gurjeet Singh, SHO, Division Number 3 police station, said a bullet shell had been recovered from the spot, indicating that someone in the neighbourhood might have fired a gunshot. In the first incident, an eight-year-old boy, identified as Krishan, who lives with his family in a shanty near the grain market on Gill Road, sustained a bullet injury in his stomach while sleeping inside the makeshift dwelling. In the second incident, a bullet pierced through the roof of a Hyundai Creta belonging to former councillor Kuldeep Singh Neeta, who is associated with the Aam Aadmi Party. The vehicle was parked outside his house in New Guru Angad Dev Colony on Waheguru Road. On checking the vehicle, the family found a bullet inside it. However, the police suspect that the vehicle was hit by a stray bullet fired into the air during Diwali celebrations. The police have recorded the victim’s statement and are in the process of registering a case. The girls immediately rushed downstairs and informed their family members. The family later went to the rooftop, recovered the shell and alerted the police. The police are gathering details of residents possessing licensed firearms in the locality as part of the investigation.
Inspector Balveer Singh said the preliminary investigation suggested that someone had fired a gunshot in the air, which subsequently hit the parked car. Neeta said he noticed a hole in the car’s roof on Monday morning.
