Carjacking: Youth shot dead by robbers in Khalchian

Tribune News Service 

Amritsar, October 9

A youth, identified as Arshdeep Singh, was shot dead by unidentified bike-borne robbers in a carjacking incident that occurred in the Khalchian police station area here late last evening. He, along with his friends, was urinating on the roadside on the national highway when the robbers attacked him and took away the car. 

Arshdeep tried to stop them, but one of the robbers shot him. Sukhdev Singh, SHO, Khilchian police station, said a case under Sections 397, 302, 34 of the IPC has been registered against the accused while further investigations were under progress. 

 The SHO said Arshdeep, along with Amritpal Singh and Germanjit, was returning to their village after having food. He said the car engine was on when the three came out of the car for urinating.  Taking the advantage of this, one of the bike-borne armed robbers entered the car and tried to flee.  Arshdeep, however, managed to grab the car door and resisted their attempt to steal the car. However, the armed accused shot him, which hit him near his shoulder, and fled away with the car. 

Sukhdev Singh said further probe was underway and message regarding car snatching was flashed all over the state.