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Bilaspur: In a shocking incident, an accused who has been booked for attack on former Bilaspur Congress MLA Bambar Thakur, was shot in the District & Session Court premises by assailants on Thursday. The accused in injured state was rushed to All India Intitue of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). As per police, one assailant in this shooting incident has been arrested.
The arrested assailant is identified as Sunny Gill. Sunny is a resident of Ludhiana (Punjab).
According to an eye witness, The incident occurred in the afternoon when 13 accused booked in the case of an attack on former Bilaspur Congress MLA Bambar Thakur on February 27 in a construction company’s office, had come to attend a court appearance in the case. Few motorcycle-borne assailants started firing at him with a pistol. After hearing the gun shots, Saurabh ran to hide himself. He sustained a bullet injury following which he was shifted to hospital.
The firing in the VIP area of Bilaspur, having offices of DC, SP, besides District & Session Court, created a panic as window panes of several vehicles were broken in the firing incident.
Deputy Inspector General of Central Range G Shiva Kumar, who rushed to the spot after the firing incident, said, “The police have arrested a Ludhiana resident Sunny Gill, allegedly involved in the incident along with a desi katta and a case under section 307 of IPC and Arms Act has been registered; further probe is on,” he added.
