Ferozepur, July 17, 2017: In the border village Pale Chak, falling in Guruharsahai sub-division, two youths have been reported to be killed in a firing and two injured seriously over a minor dispute of making a phone call.
According to the information received from the residents of village Pale Chak, a group of two-party youth was hit over the phone call while they were returning from the fair from the nearby village.
There was a dispute again around 8 pm on Sunday in which three women – Jaspal Kaur, Satnam Kaur and Jasbir Kaur were injured and admitted in the hospital.
While one group was trying to settle the issue amicably while the youths in the other group had made it a prestige issue.
Today morning in a firing by Nachhatar Singh by visiting the fields in which Lakhwinder Singh 22 years and Beant Singh 23 years of Pale Chak village were killed while Harmandeep Singh and Gurjinder Singh of village Nijjar were seriously injured.
It is pertinent to mention that two youths killed in this incident are closely related to each other.
Sources said, there is landed property dispute between the groups except to dominate each other as the family of victim Lakhwinder Singh is supporter of Congress and Beant Singh’s family is having equation with Akali Dal besides the attackers Nachhatar Singh’s family is having support of Congress party.
Condemning in strong words by the political, religious and social personalities of the area, have expressed deep concern and grief over the incident.
The police is investigating into the matter to take further action in the matter. No arrest has so far been made in this case, sources said.