Vikram Ditya Sharma/ Ferozepur
Panic gripped the entire area yesterday night when two youths were shot dead at two separate locations situated at the distance of around 400 meters by two masked assailants at around 8 pm in the city market area.
As per the information, two assailants who had their faces covered, first killed a youth identified as Shankar alias Shallu, resident of Basti Nizamdeen inside a shop near Manjit Palace in the city. Few minutes later, the assailiant ran towards the Magzini gate area and killed another youth identified as Rishabh, a resident of Bharat Nagar. After the incident, both the accused fled from the spot.
(SUBHEAD)It is pertinent to mention here that both sites are located in the heart of city area and mostly remain crowded in the evening. As per information, Shankar worked as an AC Mechanic while Rishabh was a “halwai” who used to work in marriages on contract. As per preliminary investigations, it was an outcome of an old gang war.
Senior police officials including SSP Bhupinder Singh reached the spot alongwith heavy police force. The SSP said that the police has set up nakas in the entire city and all exit points have been cordoned. He said that the CCTV cameras were being scanned and the culprits will be nabbed soon.Meanwhile, a team of forensic experts reached the spot and started their investigation.