Four miscreants fired bullets in the air after they were stopped from drinking liquor at Prem Hotel under Sukhi Sewania police station late in the night on Monday. A person was injured after he was attacked by wooden sticks. According to the police at around 10.30 pm, four persons arrived at the hotel in a car and while having dinner, they started to drink liquor, which was stopped by the employees of the hotel, but the four fired bullet in the air and hit the owner’s brother in his head and escaped the spot.
A complaint was lodged by victim with the Sukhi Sewania and claimed that the when four miscreants were stopped from drinking liquor, they attacked his brother in the head and fire bullet, but hearing the firing, locals gathered, which forced the miscreants to escape the spot leaving the county-made pistol at the spot.
During the investigation, it was found that the victim had contested Sarpanch elections and fuelled with the rivalry at the time of elections, he was attacked. The hotel is owned by Vimal Meena and in the accident, Vimal’s younger brother Bhura Meena was injured, who was rushed to a nearby hospital and is reportedly stable.
The police have registered a case under section 294, 323,506,336,427 and 34 of the IPC and have started the search for the miscreants. Identity of the miscreants, who attacked Bhura and assaulted employees, is yet to be established. Police have seized the country-made pistol used for firing.