Indiscriminate Firing Outside Ambala Court Triggers Panic; Who Was The Target?

Chandigarh: At least two gunmen entered the Ambala city court complex in Haryana and fired several rounds indiscriminately on Saturday afternoon.

According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen arrived at the scene in a black Scorpio, came out of the vehicle and opened fire.

“They fired two to three gunshots, which created panic in and around the court complex. After committing the crime, the suspects fled from the spot in the SUV,” they said.

Shocked and scared at the sudden turn of events, people ran helter skelter, but nobody was injured in the incident, police said.

A team comprising police personnel, forensic department and CID officials is investigating the firing incident.

The area was cordoned off, and police recovered two empty cartridges from the spot.

A manhunt has been launched to trace the miscreants.

According to preliminary probe, the target of the miscreants was Ambala Cantonment resident Aman Sood, an accused in a criminal case who had come to the court for a hearing, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (Ambala) Rajat Gulia.

Police suspect the firing may have been a case of an old rivalry. “We are scanning the CCTV footage in the area to identify the miscreants,” he said.