Two held for attacking youth in college

Tribune News Service

Ropar, July 19 

The district police today claimed to have arrested two gangsters allegedly involved in the shooting incident at Ropar Government College on July 13. A 22-year-old youth, Chanpreet, of nearby Bhauwal village, was injured in the incident. 

The accused, Neeraj, a resident of Kheri village, and Gurpreet, alias Preeti, of Mianpur Handur village, were accomplices of Davinder Singh (22) of Lehrrian village who was shot dead on June 2 at the Bunga Sahib bus stand.

At a press conference in the presence of Additional Director General of Police Rohit Chaudhary, Ropar SSP Raj Bachan Sandhu said two pistols used in the crime and three cartridges were recovered from the two gangsters.

The ADGP gave appreciation certificates to DSPs Varinderjit Singh, Raminder Singh Kahlon and Manvir Bajwa for arresting the gangsters within a week. Six other policemen have been awarded with appreciation certificates and cash prizes of Rs 5,000 each.

SSP Sandhu said Chanpreet was named as an accused in the murder of Davinder Singh. After investigation, the police gave a clean chit to Chanpreet. 

On July 13, Neeraj spotted Chanpreet in the college and attacked him with the help of his accomplices.