Workshop owner attacked for stopping man from urinating on wall in BRS Nagar

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 17

The owner of an auto workshop located in the rear side of Orient Cinema in BRS Nagar was attacked by a man and his aides last night after the man was stopped by the workshop owner from urinating on the the wall of his workshop.

The Sarabha Nagar police have registered a case against the unidentified miscreants today.

The accused man had also fired a gunshot in the air to intimidate the victim. It was only when nearby shopkeepers reached the spot, the accused fled in their two cars.

Complainant Dilbag Singh told the police that he owns JS Automobiles at BRS Nagar.

“Last night when I was about to close the workshop, I noticed that a man was urinating on the wall of the workshop. I asked him not to urinate there and go to the market’s toilet. The accused after holding minor arguments went to the toilet,” Dilbagh alleged.

A few minutes later, the accused, along with his accomplices, again came and beat him up. He also fired a gunshot in the air. When other shopkeepers gathered on the spot, they fled in their two cars.

Shopkeepers had also given a statement to the police that the miscreants had fired a gunshot in the air. Sarabha Nagar SHO Paramdeep Singh said the workshop owner was thrashed by some unknown persons and the victim had also alleged that the assailants fired a gunshot in the air.

The SHO said a probe was on to identify the assailants and verify whether any gunshot was fired or not.