Ludhiana, Sept. 14 -- A late-night family dispute took a dramatic turn when the nephew of former Congress MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains allegedly opened fire at the leader's SUV parked outside his residence near Ranian village on Friday night. No one was injured as the bullet struck the tyre of the luxury SUV (Defender), leaving it deflated. Bains was not present when the firing took place.

On receiving information, the Dehlon police reached the location for an investigation but no FIR was registered as neither Bains nor his nephew lodged any formal complaint. The incident has been recorded in the daily diary report (DDR).

Commissioner of police Swapan Sharma said the police received a report about the gunfire outside the former MLA's resid...