NAKODAR
The Mehat Pur police have booked nine persons including three women on charges of attempting to murder, voluntarily causing hurt with weapons, and rioting.
Investigating officer (IO) Harwinder Singh said that the accused have been identified as Makhann Singh a resident of Dharme Dian Chhana village his wife Paramjit Kaur and son Rinku, Prema daughter of Kala Singh of the same village, Shilo Bai wife of Nam Lubhanna a resident of Shidham Bet village Ludhiana, Sandip Singh and Gurdeep Singh resident of Ako Wal village Ludhiana and Veer Pal Singh of Salem Pur village Ludhiana.
Kulwant Singh a resident of Chhohle village complained to the police that the accused barged into his house and attacked him and his family members with the intention to kill with sharp-edged weapons and injured them.
IO said that a case under sections 307(attempt to murder) 458(house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault)323,324(voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapons or means weapons) 427(mischief) and 148 and 149(rioting) of the IPC has been registered against the accused. No arrests have been made and raids are being conducted to nab the absconding accused.