Batala: Two unidentified young men allegedly opened fire at a car-decoration shop on Jalandhar Road in Batala, in Gurdaspur district, on Monday, DSP City Batala S.S. Randhawa said in a Batala Police briefing. The shop is run by Sharma Ji, the officer said.
Source: Batala Police (official briefing, DSP City Batala)
Punjab News, reporting the incident from Jalandhar Road, named the shop as Sharma Car Shingar and said the firing took place in broad daylight. It reported that an alleged extortion threat had preceded the incident. That extortion claim is a report by the channel, not a finding confirmed by police in the briefing cited here. 5aabtoday also reported a firing attack on the Sharma Car Beauty shop on Jalandhar Road in Batala on Monday.
Source: Punjab News
Randhawa said police teams were on site reviewing CCTV footage and other evidence to trace and arrest the suspects quickly. None of the sources cited here reported any injury in the firing.
Source: Batala Police (official briefing, DSP City Batala)
The DSP also appealed to shopkeepers across Batala city to install CCTV cameras both inside and, importantly, outside their shops for safety, noting that many shops currently lack exterior cameras. The investigation is underway.