Mohali call centre executive shot from inside car,suggests probe

Though the forensic report is still awaited,investigation officers believe that a .315 bore weapon was used in the crime.

Since Sameer had gone to the spot after receiving a call from a leading private hospital,where his wife and another close relative are employed,the investigators have screened his mobile phone call details.

Accordingly,several callers were questioned at length to find a clue to the mystery shrouding the shootout.

“We are working on various theories and exploring the clues gathered till now but anything revealed at this stage could hamper the investigation,” said Senior Superintendent of Police Jatinder Singh Aulakh.

Meanwhile,Sameer,in his early 30s,is still struggling for life. He has been put on a ventilator and is in a coma,said Fortis Hospital Director Dr Ashish Banerji.

“Sameer’s pulse rate and blood pressure are level. But the a part of the bullet is lodged inside his brain and there is nothing we can do to treat that,” revealed Dr Banerji.

He refused to comment on the chances of Sameer’s survival even as his condition continues to be critical.

SECOND STRIKE
In 3 Days
The attack on Watts is the second strike in the last three days where a call centre executive has been attacked in Mohali. On March 9,a Ravinder Dhiman,in his early 20s and a resident of Sector 41D,Chandigarh,was waylaid and robbed of cash and his mobile in Industrial Area,Phase VII. The police,however,arrested three residents of Sector 56,Chandigarh,within a few hours in the case. In a similar case,QuarkCity engineer Sukhwinderjit Singh was shot dead when he was taking a walk with his wife near his house in Mohali on December 4,2005.