Firing near houses of Patiala DC, SSP

PATIALA : Panic gripped Leela Bhawan area in the city after an incident of firing was reported on Tuesday afternoon near the residences of the deputy commissioner (DC) and the senior superintendent of police (SSP), 20 metres from the spot.

However, police continued to deny any firing incident and in turn registered a case against five men who were reportedly shot at. It was a local resident named Inderjeet Singh who is learnt to have fired in the air after a heated argument with Gurpreet Singh, owner of an immigration consultancy. An employee with the company alleged that Inderjeet threatened them and fired a gunshot which they escaped.

But DSP (city 1) Saurav Jindal said, “We have registered a case against the owner of the immigration firm along with his employees. The firm had taken money for visa but has not provided it, following which both parties indulged in a scuffle. As per preliminary investigation, Inderjeet was carrying a pistol but there was no confirmation of firing. We are probing the case and will soon come to a logical conclusion.”

However, witnesses alleged Inderjeet, who was carrying a pistol, fired in the air after witnessing a crowd gathering and fled.People in the market informed the police following which a team reached the spot.

Eventually, a case was registered against Gurpreet Singh, owner of VCC Consultants, and four of his employees under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.