Chandigarh: Shots fired at cops in Sec 38, probe on

According to sources, the incidental took spot successful the evening astatine astir 7 p.m. erstwhile a constabulary constable of Sector 39 constabulary station, Pradeep Kumar, was deployed astatine Sector 38 residential country connected his duty. On suspicion, the constable signalled a achromatic coloured car to stop, to which the car occupants did not obey. The miscreants past aft reaching the policeman stopped the car a fewer meters away, and 1 of them stepped retired of the car.

Seeing them, Pradeep chased the car and managed to get clasp of 1 of the miscreants, portion the car operator drove the car a fewer meters distant and past returned back. The car operator with an volition to prevention his accomplice from the clutches of the constable, initially fired a gunshot successful the aerial and past pointed his weapon astatine the constable.

While Pradeep fortunately escaped the gunshot aimed towards him, successful the meantime, Deep Chand, a constable of the District Crime Cell, (DCC), who was besides patrolling the area, arrived astatine the country and caught the fishy who was successful the car. However, the operator who was equipped with a weapon, opened occurrence astatine some the policemen, firing 4 rounds arsenic helium escaped with his accomplice.

According to constabulary sources, the miscreants who were ferrying a Ludhiana registration car reportedly owned by a woman, escaped towards Mohali.

The constabulary meantime person initiated a hunt of the car and a squad person near for Ludhiana arsenic well. The forensic squad had besides reached the spot and were collecting evidence.

CCTV footage from the section country and successful Mohali was being scrutinised to ascertain the flight way of the accused till the filing of the report.

The constabulary are besides not ruling retired if the miscreants were conducting a recce of the constabulary presumption 39 area.

Following the incident, elder constabulary officials including the squad of Operation Cell of the Chandigarh Police besides reached astatine the spot.