The Tribune, February 9, 2005

Shopkeeper shot at
Our Correspondent

Kaithal, February 8
A shopkeeper of the Ram Nagar locality here had a miraculous escape when he was allegedly shot at with a country made pistol by a man this morning. The assailant, Padam Kumar of Kharal village in Jind district, was overpowered and arrested by the police.

According to information, a man came to the shop of Madan Lal Chopra, who is also running an STD, to make a telephone call. The man had some altercation with the shopkeeper, following which he pulled out a pistol and fired at the shopkeeper. Luckily the shot missed the target when Mr Chopra raised the alarm, the assailant was overpowered. He was later arrested by the police and booked under Section 307, IPC, for making an attempt to murder and Section 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act for possessing an illegal arm.