Fresh FIR registered after firing incident
The police have registered a fresh FIR against Vishal Singh, a snatcher who was arrested by the police after an encounter from Ram Tirath road area yesterday.
The police have booked him on charges of attempt to murder as he had shot at the cops when they had taken him to Ram Tirath road near Guru Nanak Dev University’s backside entrance for the recovery of a pistol following his disclosures.
ASI Satnam Singh had a narrow escape as a bullet pierced through his turban. In retaliatory fire by the police, he was injured.
Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that he pretended that he felt like vomiting following which he was brought out of the vehicle. He later took out the loaded pistol hidden in the bushes on Ram Tirath road and shot at the cops in order to escape from police custody. However, ASI Amar Singh fired in self-defence in which Vishal was injured.
Vishal along with his accomplice had looted a mobile and purse from a local resident, identified as Gurpreet Singh of Ram Tirath road. The victim informed the PCR team stationed nearby which chased and nabbed one of the snatchers.
