Batala:- An incident of broad daylight firing on Jalandhar Road in Batala spread panic in the area. According to information, two young men opened fire at Sharma Car Shingar, a shop located on Jalandhar Road. The attackers reportedly fired two shots at the shop. During the incident, Jaswinder Mohan, father of shop owner Naresh Kumar, who was sitting at the counter, narrowly escaped death. One bullet passed close to his face and shattered the shop’s glass.
Shop owner Naresh Kumar said that he had been receiving extortion calls demanding ₹50 lakh from foreign phone numbers for a long time. He alleged that the firing took place because the money had not been paid. Notably, at the time of the firing, repair work on the official vehicle of the SSP Batala was underway inside the shop. Upon receiving information about the incident, police officials, including DSP City Sukhinder Singh, reached the spot. The police are examining CCTV footage and have stated that the accused will be apprehended soon.
