Suryaa National Desk: Surya National & Crime Bureau, Amritsar: A minor scooter parking dispute claimed a life. A scooter park in front of a house in Amritsar, Punjab... Surya National & Crime Bureau, Amritsar: A minor scooter parking dispute claimed a life. A youth was indiscriminately shot dead by neighbors on the pretext of parking his scooter in front of his house in Amritsar, Punjab. This horrible incident which took place on Friday night in Anand Avenue Colony on Chabal Road caused a lot of commotion in the locality. Police have identified the deceased as Amit Sabharwal (28), a marketing professional.
It started with a scuffle over a scooter and ended with firing: According to the police and the victim's father, Sunil Kumar Sabharwal: Amit came home on an Activa scooter with his friend and parked the vehicle in an alley outside the gate. At that time, three local brothers—Abhi Shah, Sunny Shah, and Hrithik Shah—arrived there and argued with Amit to move the scooter aside to allow their vehicle to pass. Enraged, Abhi Shah took out his gun and fired five or six rounds at Amit from point blank range. Bullets hit the head and stomach – absconding accused: The family members came out of the house as Diwali crackers were going off and were shocked to see Amit lying in a pool of blood. Amit died on the way to the hospital due to serious injuries on his head and stomach. After the shooting, the accused fled from the spot.
On receiving the information, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police JS Goraya and Gate Hakima SHO Baljinder Singh reached the spot and collected evidence. Cases under Indian Penal Code (BNS) and Arms Act have been registered against the three accused and search operations have been intensified. The opposition's anger over the failure of law and order in Punjab: This incident has caused an uproar in Punjab politics. BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittoo and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia lashed out at the AAP (AAP) government saying that law and order has completely deteriorated in Punjab. He criticized the fact that attacks with guns are being carried out in broad daylight for petty disputes, which have become a major threat to public safety.
