2 months after group attacked duo, 5 of 20 accused held

Two months after more than 20 persons were booked in an attempt to murder case at Sandaur police station here, five of the main accused have been arrested when they were trying to escape to a neighbouring state.

Two 32 bore pistols, seven live cartridges, sharp-edged weapons and a vehicle used in the crime were seized from the five accused, identified as Harpreet Singh Happy, Baljit Singh Bobby, Jashanpreet Singh Jashni (all three residents of Kalyan village), Jaswinder Singh Sunny of Mithewal village, and Deepak Singh of Pakhowal village in Ludhiana district.

Twenty persons had assaulted Jaswinder Singh Nikri and Gurdhian Singh of Kalyan village at a bakery at Kalyan village on July 21. The assailants managed to flee after committing the crime.

On the basis of Nikri’s statement, the police booked the accused under Sections 109 (1), 126(2), 115 (2), 115 (2), 117 (2), 191 (3) and 190/61 (2) A. An old rivalry was found to be the reason behind the attack.