Welder killed, brother injured as armed men attack their shop

Our Correspondent

Garhshankar, July 20

Some youths armed with sharp-edged weapons attacked two brothers working at their welding shop in Posi village of Garhshankar block.

Deepak and his brother Sushant were seriously injured in the attack. Their family members took them to the Civil Hospital, Garhshankar. Owing to his serious condition, Deepak was referred to the PGIMER, Chandigarh, where he died during treatment. His younger brother Sushant Kumar, alias, Happy is undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital, Garhshankar.

According to the complaint, around 20 attackers came armed with sharp weapons, riding motorcycles without number plates.

They attacked both Deepak and Sushant while they were working at their welding shop. Victim’s mother Seema Rani told the police that a woman of the village, Kulwinder Kaur, living in Lebanon got the attack executed as she had been threatening to kill them. She alleged that Kulwinder Kaur and Ravi, Sonu and Soni, all residents of Rajpur Bhaiyan, got Deepak Kumar killed.

SHO Sukhwinder Singh said a case has been filed against Kulwinder Kaur and others, on the statement of Seema Rani.

Man shot dead in Dasuya

Dasuya: A man was shot dead by unknown assailants late this evening at his office in Dasuya’s Dana Mandi around 6:30 pm. The deceased has been identified as Paramjit Singh, a vehicle sales and property agent.

As per the information, Paramjit, son of Kulwant Singh, was sitting in the cabin in front part of his shop when some unknown faces entered the premises and shot him before escaping. He came out of the establishment in an injured condition and was rushed to the Civil Hospital by a young man, where he succumbed to injuries after an hour and a half. He was a former reporter of a Punjabi newspaper from the Ema Mangat area. The police are investigating the matter.

Case highlights

• According to the complainant, around 20 attackers came armed with sharp weapons, riding motorcycles without number plates. They attacked both Deepak and Sushant while they were working at their shop.
• Victims’ mother Seema Rani told the police that a woman of the village, Kulwinder Kaur, living in Lebanon, got the attack executed, as she had been threatening to kill them. She alleged that Kulwinder Kaur and Ravi, Sonu and Soni, all residents of Rajpur Bhaiyan, got Deepak Kumar killed.