Rajkot: A man was arrested after he opened fire on two former councillors of Bhuj Municipality allegedly over financial disputes at Naliya Road in Kutch on Monday.
Yakub Khatri, who was a Congress councillor, and Prakash Singhal, a former BJP councillor, had reached their construction site when the accused identified as Vikram Bhatia fired on their car. Khatri and Singhal are jointly developing a villa project on Naliya Road. Police said that the ex-councillors owed Rs 11 lakh to Bhatia, who lives right beside their project site.
On Monday, when the duo arrived at the site, Bhatia opened fire on their car. Khatri and Singhal survived, but the rear glass of their car got shattered. Khatri later lodged a complaint of attempt to murder and under the Arms Act based on which Bhatia was arrested.
Yakub Khatri, who was a Congress councillor, and Prakash Singhal, a former BJP councillor, had reached their construction site when the accused identified as Vikram Bhatia fired on their car. Khatri and Singhal are jointly developing a villa project on Naliya Road. Police said that the ex-councillors owed Rs 11 lakh to Bhatia, who lives right beside their project site.
On Monday, when the duo arrived at the site, Bhatia opened fire on their car. Khatri and Singhal survived, but the rear glass of their car got shattered. Khatri later lodged a complaint of attempt to murder and under the Arms Act based on which Bhatia was arrested.
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