Mohali : An army man Satwant Singh, who was absent from duty, and his friend Udit Shokin, in a dispute over a loan of just Rs 7,000, launched a deadly attack on a cafe owner Jashanjit Singh. Jashanjit Singh runs a cafe in New Market, Sector 68, Mohali.
While Satwant Singh trying to shoot Jashanjit, Jashanjit caught Satwant’s hand and turned the pistol upwards, due to which he narrowly escaped. Meanwhile, a scuffle broke out between accused Satwant and Jashanjit, in which both were injured.
After the incident, the accused Udit fled from the spot. On receiving information about the incident, Phase-8 police station reached the spot and admitted the injured to the Civil Hospital in Phase-6. Based on Jashanjit’s statement, the police has registered a case against Satwant Singh and Udit Shokin. Satwant has been arrested, while the police is conducting raids in search of Udit.
Police recovered a pistol from absentee army man
initial investigation has revealed that the accused Satwant Singh is posted in the army, but he is currently absent from his duty. Police have recovered a 45 bore pistol, two live cartridges and two shells from him. Police are trying to find out from where Satwant got this pistol.
Dispute over not paying money
DSP City-2 Harsimran Singh Bal said that Jashanjit Singh is a resident of Sector-70. In his statement, he said that Udit Sekhon, a resident of Gilco Valley, often came to his cafe to eat tea and parathas. During this time, Udit incurred a debt of Rs 7,000, which he refused to pay even after repeated requests and kept making one or the other excuse.