Punjab: A 40-year-old ex-army man allegedly fired a gunshot at his father in a fight over replacing an air conditioner in their house Jalal Chak village here, police said on Sunday.
Amarjeet Singh shot at his father Veer Singh with his licensed 12 bore rifle Saturday night.
In the video shared on Twitter by Journalist Gagandeep Singh, the injured father can be seen lying on a hospital bed post his treatment. Surprisingly even after being shot at by his son, the victim can be seen requesting the police officials not to take action any against his son.
Victim Admitted to a Hospital in Amritsar
Veer Singh was admitted to the civil hospital, Dasuya, from where he was referred to a hospital in Amritsar, police said.
Accused Arrested
Police said they have arrested Amarjeet Singh under relevant sections including attempt to murder of the IPC and the Arms Act.
Another Shooting Incident Reported Recently
In an incident of attack on a local journalist in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, a 25-year-old local journalist was allegedly shot and injured on Saturday night, police said. The injured journalist has been identified as Manu Awasthi. The Police put out a statement on Twitter and said that the journalist was first taken to a local hospital and has now been moved to Hallett hospital in Kanpur for better treatment.
Out of danger
He was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kanpur and his condition was stated to be out of danger, reported news agency PTI. Mannu Awasthi, a resident of PD Nagar, was shot allegedly by unidentified assailants around 10.25 pm.
All possible angles investigated
The motive behind the attack was not immediately known. The police said all possible angles are being looked into.
