Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 25

A minor dispute over parking vehicle in a street turned ugly when a group of persons equipped with pistols and weapons barged into a house and thrashed a family in Rorawala Khurd village here. The accused shot at a man who sustained bullet injury on his leg.

Rajinder Singh was admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital for treatment. The Gharinda police have booked eight persons for attempt to murder and firing while no arrest has been made so far. The accused are still at large, Gharinda police station SHO Harsandeep said.

Those booked have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, Harpreet Singh, Sukhwinder Singh and Paramjit Kaur. Rajinder in his complaint said Gurpreet and his brother Harpreet were armed with a revolver, while their parents Sukhwinder and Paramjit were carrying sharp weapons. He said they barged into his house and threatened to kill them. He said following this, Harpreet opened fire and shot at him, leaving him injured, and other accused thrashed his family. In the meantime, four of their unknown accomplices came in an SUV and also thrashed them. He said on hearing their cries, people started gathering and the accused fled the spot.

The police have registered a case under various Sections of the IPC and the Arms Act against the accused. The police said the accused and the victims were neighbourers and had a dispute over parking of vehicles in a street. Earlier too, they had a quarrel over the issue, but a compromise was reached at that time. He said raids were on to nab the suspects.