A medical store owner suffered a gunshot wound in his abdomen after two unknown men on a motorcycle allegedly opened fire at him here, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday night in the Adda Samundra area along the Garhshankar–Chandigarh road.
Tarsem Lal, who runs a medical store in the locality, was closing his shop for the day when two masked men arrived on a motorcycle and allegedly fired at him, police said. The bullet struck the right side of his abdomen.
He was immediately taken to the civil hospital in Garhshankar. Later, doctors referred him to a private hospital in Nawanshahr, where he is currently undergoing treatment, police said.
As per police officials, Tarsem Lal told investigating team that he had no personal enmity with anyone and had never received any extortion threats. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Garhshankar) Daljit Singh Khakh said an FIR has been registered at the Garhshankar police station under Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.
Police are examining CCTV footage from nearby areas and conducting raids at suspected hideouts to arrest the accused, he added.
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