NRI among 2 held for attacking man in Punjab

Phagwara (Pb), Feb 2 (PTI) Two persons, including an NRI, have been arrested for allegedly attacking a man over a property-related dispute at nearby Hardaspur village early today, police said.Amandeep

Phagwara (Pb), Feb 2 (PTI) Two persons, including an NRI, have been arrested for allegedly attacking a man over a property-related dispute at nearby Hardaspur village early today, police said.

Amandeep Singh was injured in firing and was hospitalised here.

Phagwara Superintendent of Police Parminder Singh Bhandal said Tarlochan Singh Bains, a Canada-based NRI, and Lakhvir Singh, a resident of Bathinda district, were arrested.

He said that Bains had given his ancestral house to Jinderpal Singh for living and taking care.

Now the NRI wanted Jinderpal to vacate it but the latter got a stay from court, he said.

Bhandal said that NRI contacted Sarabjit Singh alias Babbu for getting the house vacated.

Babbu’s men broke open the door of the house and barged into it in the early hours and opened fire in which Amandeep, a nephew of Jinderpal, was injured, he said.

They also stole valuables from the house but these were recovered from NRI’s another house in locality Baba Gadhiya, he said.

Two double barrel rifles, one country-made pistol, eight live cartridges, six swords, one spear, one SUV vehicle, which were used in crime and one scooter, one motorcycle and other household items stolen from the house, were recovered from them.

Bhandal said Amandeep sustained injuries in his legs and arms from shells of the bullets that were fired by the accused.

Others will be arrested soon, the SP said.

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