A tense calm gripped Phagwara on Wednesday as the city observed a complete bandh following an attack on Shiv Sena Punjab state vice-president Inderjit Karwal and his son Zimmi Karwal on Tuesday evening. The assault, carried out by a group of armed assailants, has sparked widespread outrage among Hindu organisations, prompting urgent calls for swift and decisive police action.
Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Toora who, along with SP Phagwara Madhvi Sharma, remained at the Civil Hospital till midnight told this correspondent that on a complaint lodged by SHO Usha Rani, the city police had registered a case under Sections 109, 126(2), 190, 191(3), 25 of the BNS against six assailants including two identified as Tanish, alias Binda, and Sunil, both residents of Balmiki Mohalla in Phagwara.
The SHO in her complaint reported that around 6:25 pm near Gaushala Bazar, a group of accused including Tanish, Sunil Salhotra and their 2-3 unidentified associates allegedly intercepted the father-son duo, surrounded them, and launched a violent assault. The FIR details accusations of brutal thrashing with the alleged intent to kill, followed by gunshots fired to terrorise public before the attackers fled the scene.