Punjab: Firing at Police Checkpoint, One Injured, After Police Stop Bikers Coming from Wrong Side
Punjab is witnessing an increasing number of civilians indulging in firings.
Firing at Ludhiana Police Checkpoint, After Police Stop Bikers Coming from Wrong Side Latest News: In Punjab’s Ludhiana, near the Laltu Police Post on Pakhowal Road, two men on a Splendor motorcycle opened fire on police during a checkpoint operation. The police had signaled the bikers, who were coming from the wrong side, to stop. Instead of stopping, the assailants fired at the police team.
While the police personnel narrowly escaped the gunfire, a private citizen who was assisting the police at the checkpoint was hit by a bullet. He was immediately rushed to a private hospital for treatment. The two bike-borne attackers managed to flee the scene.
Providing details, SHO Avneet Kaur of Sadar Police Station said that the checkpoint was being managed by PCR Zone In-charge Inspector Sunita.
When two men riding a bike on the wrong side were signaled to stop, they initially slowed down but suddenly sped away, he said, adding, when the police tried to intercept them, the assailants opened fire.
No police personnel were injured in the firing, but the private individual, identified as Lakhwinder Singh, sustained a gunshot injury and was taken to a private hospital immediately.
Punjab is witnessing an increasing number of civilians indulging in firings.
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