Two days after two males had been injured in firing, the police on Tuesday mentioned the ‘victims’ had been snatchers who had assaulted the car-borne accused in a bid to flee after robbing a person of money and his cellphones.

The snatchers – Aryan, 20 and Abhay Chauhan, 21, of Giaspura – had advised the police {that a} car-borne man had opened fireplace on them in an incident of highway rage, whereas they had been coming back from a celebration. They suffered bullet accidents and had been admitted to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala.

Joint commissioner of police (JCP, rural) Ravcharan Singh Brar mentioned the police had acquired details about a firing incident in Focal Point, and that the injured individuals had been admitted to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. A police staff had visited the hospital and recorded statements of the boys.

“An inquiry revealed that Aryan, Abhay and two others, had robbed a commuter of 6,000 money and two cellphones in Kanganwal space. In their hurry to flee, the accused rammed their bike right into a automotive, and assaulted the motive force of the automotive with sharp-edged weapons.

In-turn, the automotive occupant wielded a gun and opened fireplace on them. The car-borne man had additionally lodged a criticism towards 4 scooter-borne males who had attacked them on the Kanganwal police publish, however didn’t reveal that they’d additionally fired gunshots.

The police have retrieved CCTV footage of each the snatching and firing incident, and FIRs will quickly be filed in each circumstances.