Two held for PU shoot-out

Four days after an alleged shoot-out,in which a supporter of Hindustan Student Association,Saurav Malik was injured,police have arrested two students of a Sector 32 college and claim to have recovered a pistol and two live cartridges from their possession.

Four days after an alleged shoot-out,in which a supporter of Hindustan Student Association,Saurav Malik was injured,police have arrested two students of a Sector 32 college and claim to have recovered a pistol and two live cartridges from their possession.

Those arrested have been identified as Amandeep Singh of Sector 69,Mohali and Gurpreet Singh of Sector 46,Chandigarh,both students of a college in Sector 32, a police officer said,adding that the duo were arrested near Sector 43 roundabout on Sunday. We also recovered a 7.65 mm pistol and two live cartridges from them, he said. Police are,however,yet to establish the exact spot where the shooting had taken place.

We are waiting for Saurav who is in Delhi and the investigation is yet to establish the exact spot of the shoot-out, Deputy Superintendent of Police,B S Negi said. While Saurav had claimed that he was shot in Sector 32 by the students of a rival group,the two arrested claim that there was an altercation near the Sector 42 roundabout.

Saurav,a resident of Sector 15 in Chandigarh had told the police that a group of students including Vikramjit Singh alias Vikra,Amandeep Singh Barar and Rimpi assaulted him and later shot him from close range at 10.30 pm on September 1. Saurav had a narrow escape as the bullet hit his shoulder. He was later taken to Government Multi- Specialty Hospital,Sector 16,where he was declared as out of danger.

Saurav had alleged that the assailants were associated with Student Organisation of Punjab University.

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