Hindustan Times (Patiala)

Railway gateman attacked in Kapurthala

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A 42-year-old railway gateman was attacked by two unidentifi­ed assailants here on Saturday night.

The injured has been identified as Ranjeet Singh. The victim is posted at gate number A 32 of Hussainpur area of the district and was on his night shift from 8 pm to 8 am.

In a complaint to government railway police (GRP) Jalandhar, the victim informed, “I was sitting in the room near the railway crossing gate, two men who had covered faces entered in the room and attacked me with sharp weapons.”

The victim is undergoing treatment at Kapurthala civil hospital. Police are suspecting that attackers came to loot the gateman.

A case against two unidentifi­ed persons has been registered under Sections 324 and 334 of the Indian Penal Code. HTC

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