The UT Police has arrested three accused including one juvenile involved in the shooting incident outside Esko Bar in Sector 9 last month where TikTok star Saurav Gujjar was injured.
“Two main accused who are dreaded criminals and one juvenile have been arrested in the case which was registered under Sections 307, 34 IPC, 25/27/54/59 Arms Act on October 11. The main accused Sagar Neutran, 22, a resident of Ludhiana (Punjab) and Movish Bains, 22, also a resident of Ludhiana have been arrested,” said a spokesman of UT Police
.“During interrogation, they disclosed that on October 11 at about 9.30 pm, they along with another friend and a girl came at Esko Bar for a birthday party.
Saurav Gujjar also came to the bar with two other friends namely Akash and Kunal. An argument broke out between Sagar and Saurav on the dance floor after which they came out from the bar. After this, Sagar fired at Saurav and his friend and one bullet hit the right thigh of Saurav,” the spokesman said.
Following the incident, the accused had escaped from the spot. Saurav, a choreographer with a dance academy and a resident of Zirakpur, was injured after the bullet had hit his thigh, he added.
Notably, since October 10, when a former student leader, Gurlal Brar was shot dead outside a nightclub, five incidents of firing have been reported in the city. The incidents also included firing on TikTok star Sourav in Sector 9 and firing on a former liquor contractor in Sector 25 here.
Recently, the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore had pulled up Chandigarh Police for deteriorating law and order situation in the city and directed the Police to arrest the accused at the earliest.