A 34-year-old Uzbek national was allegedly shot at by an acquaintance and his friend on Pakhowal Road after she refused to accompany them on a drive
A 34-year-old Uzbek national was allegedly shot at by an acquaintance and his friend on Pakhowal Road after she refused to accompany them on a drive. The woman sustained a bullet injury to her chest and is currently undergoing treatment at Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).
The Sadar police have arrested both accused and booked them for attempt to murder. They have been sent to jail on judicial remand.
The accused have been identified as Balwinder Singh, a resident of New Harindra Nagar in Faridkot, and Harjinder Singh, a resident of Mohalla Raghubir Park on Jassian Road in Ludhiana.
The victim, identified as Asligun Sparova, a native of Uzbekistan who has been living in India for the past year, told the police that the incident occurred on December 11 near a hotel on Pakhowal Road.
Sparova, who has been staying at a hotel in Daad village for the last six months, said that Balwinder, a driver by profession, had come to meet her in a car along with his friend Harjinder.
According to the FIR, Balwinder suggested that the three of them go out for a drive. When Sparova refused, both men allegedly began pressuring her. The situation escalated when Balwinder allegedly took out a revolver from the car’s dashboard, threatened to kill her if she did not comply, and opened fire with the intent to murder. The bullet struck Sparova in the chest, causing her to collapse on the road.
