Chandigarh, March 12
In an embarrassment to the UT police, armed assailants barged into the DAV College at Sector 10 here this afternoon, fired five gunshots and attacked members of a rival party with swords and sticks, injuring seven PUSU supporters.
Two of the students, Charan Dev Singh and Jeevanjot, the latter being the newly elected chairman of PUSU, sustained bullet injuries and were admitted to the PGI.
The group of assailants entered the college around 4:30 pm through the rear door, opening to the college ground, by breaking the lock.
The assailants fled through the same door before the police could reach the college ground where the incident occurred. The attack lasted precisely 10 minutes and left behind a trail of terror.
Interestingly, the staff with a PCR van stationed permanently at the front gate of the college remained ignorant of the violence for the time the attackers sneaked in and fled after the attack.
Students of the college said the police arrived late though information about the pre-planned attack had leaked and PUSU members had informed the police in advance that they were apprehending an attack from the rival party.
The assailants came to disrupt preparations for the star nite to be held at the college tomorrow. PUSU members were among the organisers for the event.
Sources said that Jeevanjot and Multani, one of the accused, had a verbal scuffle at Panjab University in the morning and Multani planned the attack to avenge the insult.
The police said the attack was pre-planned and it registered a case of attempt-to-murder against over 20 persons, seven of whom were identified in the FIR, registered at the Sector-3 police station. The accused included Amandeep Singh Multani, Lawrence Bishnoi, Vicky Bakra, Sunny Malhotra, Robin Brar, Rashpal Singh and Kanwar Pal, supporters of SOPU.
“The attackers were at least 25 in number. I was preparing the stage when they entered and fired indiscriminately at us. As we ran, they caught some of us and beat them up mercilessly,” said Amandeep, a BA-III student at the college.
The assailants threw the countrymade pistol at the ground, which was later recovered by the police. Five shells were also recovered from the spot. The injured were identified as Jeevanjot, Charan Dev, Paramdeep Singh, Navneet, Arshdeep, Satpal and Ankit Grover.
In an embarrassment to the UT police, armed assailants barged into the DAV College at Sector 10 here this afternoon, fired five gunshots and attacked members of a rival party with swords and sticks, injuring seven PUSU supporters.
Two of the students, Charan Dev Singh and Jeevanjot, the latter being the newly elected chairman of PUSU, sustained bullet injuries and were admitted to the PGI.
The group of assailants entered the college around 4:30 pm through the rear door, opening to the college ground, by breaking the lock.
The assailants fled through the same door before the police could reach the college ground where the incident occurred. The attack lasted precisely 10 minutes and left behind a trail of terror.
Interestingly, the staff with a PCR van stationed permanently at the front gate of the college remained ignorant of the violence for the time the attackers sneaked in and fled after the attack.
Students of the college said the police arrived late though information about the pre-planned attack had leaked and PUSU members had informed the police in advance that they were apprehending an attack from the rival party.
The assailants came to disrupt preparations for the star nite to be held at the college tomorrow. PUSU members were among the organisers for the event.
Sources said that Jeevanjot and Multani, one of the accused, had a verbal scuffle at Panjab University in the morning and Multani planned the attack to avenge the insult.
The police said the attack was pre-planned and it registered a case of attempt-to-murder against over 20 persons, seven of whom were identified in the FIR, registered at the Sector-3 police station. The accused included Amandeep Singh Multani, Lawrence Bishnoi, Vicky Bakra, Sunny Malhotra, Robin Brar, Rashpal Singh and Kanwar Pal, supporters of SOPU.
“The attackers were at least 25 in number. I was preparing the stage when they entered and fired indiscriminately at us. As we ran, they caught some of us and beat them up mercilessly,” said Amandeep, a BA-III student at the college.
The assailants threw the countrymade pistol at the ground, which was later recovered by the police. Five shells were also recovered from the spot. The injured were identified as Jeevanjot, Charan Dev, Paramdeep Singh, Navneet, Arshdeep, Satpal and Ankit Grover.
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