Multiple teams tracing suspects: Baddi police
Shimla, Oct. 27 -- Five teams have been formed to trace the two bikers who fired five rounds at the office of a scrap dealer in Goljamala, Baddi, on Sunday, police said. This is the third such incident in 10 days. The police have registered an FIR under the Arms Act and have initiated an investigation. The owner of the premises, Yusuf, had received an extortion threat in September. So cops are exploring that angle as well, officials said.
Officials said that a similar incident took place on October 15 when masked individuals on a motorcycle opened fire outside the residence of one Manpreet in Buta Plasi. On October 24, multiple shots were fired, including a few at a Toyota Fortuner SUV parked outside the same house. After a preliminary probe, police suspect the same gang may be involved in these incidents.
Officials are analysing CCTV footage and technical evidence to trace the suspects. Superintendent of police Vinod Dhiman said officials were coordinating with the Punjab Police and units dedicated to anti-gangster operations. Highlighting the need to further strengthen the police force in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN) industrial belt which borders Punjab and Haryana, Nalagarh MLA Hardeep Singh Bawa said, "I have raised the issue a number of times in the state assembly. The scrap dealers are getting threats."
Shimla DIG (southern range) Anjum Ara said the influx of migrants in the industrial hub is a challenge. "In most cases, the arrested persons are outsiders. There are no organised gangs operating in Baddi, but the area faces a law-and-order challenge owing to the influence of the gangs operating in the neighbouring states," she added....
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