Municipal Council president of the Sri Hargobindpur Navdeep Singh Pannu survived a scare as two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at his vehicle on the Tanda-Shri Hargobindpur road, the police said on Wednesday.
Pannu's driver also escaped unhurt in the late Tuesday night attack.
Pannu was travelling from Tanda towards Sri Hargobindpur when the assailants fired multiple shots. Five bullets hit the vehicle, said police.
Tanda Police Station in-charge Inspector Gurwinderjit Singh said the incident occurred approximately 750 metres behind the inter-district checkpost on the Tanda-Shri Hargobindpur Road.
Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Sarbjit Singh Bahia said police have launched an investigation and efforts are on to track the assailants.
Follow us
