Two masked men, who came in a car, opened fire at a liquor shop located in posh Sector 9 market of Chandigarh on Tuesday evening, leaving four people injured including a salesman stationed behind the counter.
As per the information acquired from the police, the assailants parked the car on the road and entered the market area, following which they fired 5 to 6 bullets at the shop located in the inner circle.
In all 10 rounds were fired from .22 bore and .32 pistols, said police, who have recovered eight shells from the spot.
Three salesmen, including Rajesh who got shot in the arm, were injured in the attack and were rushed to GMSH in Sector 16 for treatment. The condition of all those who were injured, is, however, said to be stable.
The incident come up just two days after four to five unidentified men drove to the Sector 33 bungalow of a hotelier and businessman Rakesh Singla on Sunday evening, firing 17 shots in what police said was a targeted attack on his younger brother , liquor baron Arvind Singla.
The Tuesday attack took place outside a liquor shop owned by Ram Avtar Batra, 69, in the Sector 9 inner market near the police headquarters. The Sector-21 resident told police he has been running the shop since April 2018 and also owns a petrol pump in Sector 35.
According to Batra “his dispute over a money transaction with some people” led to the shooting, said Chandigarh senior superintendent of police Nilambari Jagdale.
It was around 7:25pm that two men reached the spot in a white Honda Amaze car. After parking it outside a house opposite the market, the duo — one in red and the other in blue T-shirt — walked across the road and started firing at the shop. They later fled.
One of Batra’s employees, Rajesh, sustained a bullet injury in his right arm while his son-in-law Ankur Narang received splinter injuries. Two other employees — Madan and Pawan — were also injured by shards of the shattered windowpanes.
The owner of the liquor shop, who also owns a petrol pump in Sector-35, has told the police that he has some dispute related to money with some people.
An FIR has been registered in connection with the incident, further investigation is underway.
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