Amritsar: A man identified as Tirath Singh was killed and another man, Ranjit Singh, was injured after assailants opened fire at Chhatiwind village in Amritsar Rural district on Monday evening, police said. According to the ANI report of the police briefing at the scene, seven to eight shots were fired; Tirath Singh was fatally wounded and later died in hospital, while Ranjit Singh was injured.
Source: ANI report of the police briefing
Amritsar Rural Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal, who briefed the media at the cordoned-off spot, said the attack appeared to stem from personal enmity and that two people had been targeted. He said the accused have been identified and a case has been registered, according to the Amritsar Rural Police's official account of the briefing.
Source: Amritsar Rural Police (official briefing, SSP Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal)
Police said an FIR has been registered naming Gurdit Singh and Harpreet Singh alias Haki in connection with the firing, as reported by ANI from the briefing. The men named in the FIR are accused in the case; the allegations against them are yet to be tested in court. Special police teams have been formed to arrest them, police said.
Source: ANI report of the police briefing
The SSP said, according to the police account, that individuals involved in the attack have prior criminal history and alleged gang links, and that further investigation and arrests are under way. Police have not yet released a detailed written statement on the sequence of events.
Source: Amritsar Rural Police (official briefing, SSP Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal)
The Chhatiwind attack was the second firing incident reported from Amritsar district on Monday. Earlier, shots were fired outside a gym in the Mehta area of the district, where police said no one was injured and CCTV footage was being examined.