TWO BROTHERS ESCAPE GUNFIRE ATTACK ON THEM IN JACOBPURA

Two brothers had a narrow escape after four suspects allegedly fired on them after intercepting them near their residence in Jacobpura in Sector 12, police said on Friday.

Police said the incident took place around 11.30pm on Wednesday, when the brothers were returning home after having dinner at a restaurant at Bhim Nagar Chowk in Sector 6.

Police said the suspects fired five to six rounds at the car in which Annu Kumar and his younger brother Rohit Kumar were travelling, but they managed to escape unhurt as the bullets missed them.

The suspects panicked when they realised that they missed their targets, police said.

The two brothers got out of the car and took on their assailants and started pelting stones at them, police said.

Police said a few local residents also came to their aid and raised the alarm.

The suspects fled towards Sohna Chowk as more residents gathered at the spot on hearing gunshots, police said.

On the basis of a complaint registered by Rohit, an FIR against five suspects was registered under Section 307 (attempt to murder), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon) and 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act at Gurugram City police station on Thursday.

Inspector Ved Pal, station house officer (SHO), City police station, said police have the got names and addresses of the four suspects involved in the firing incident.

“We are conducting raids and they will be arrested at the earliest,” he said.

SHO Pal said that the t wo brothers and the suspects were friends but developed enmity in an attempt to establish their supremacy in the locality.

“They had an argument during a party and became rivals. Afterwards, both sides clashed on a few occasions and were also booked in a few cases of assault and criminal intimidation,” SHO Pal added.