Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 26 (ANI): Three more people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a US-based non-resident Indian (NRI) in Punjab's Amritsar, officials said on Monday. The NRI, identified as Sukhchain Singh, was shot by two assailants at his residence in the Daburji area of Amritsar. Amritsar Commissioner of Police Ranjit Singh Dhillon with his team launched a search operation to recover the weapons that were used in the shooting incident.
"The police launched an operation to recover the weapons which were used in the shooting incident...
They tried to fire at the police but in self-defence, we fired at them and we have been able to arrest them...
Sukhwinder alias Sukha and Gurkirat alias Gopi have been arrested by the police...
They were involved in the incident of shooting," he said. Earlier, five people were arrested in connection with the shooting of a US-based NRI in Punjab's Amritsar, officials said on Sunday. Dhillon said that the incident stemmed from a rivalry between two families, both residing in the US, who hired shooters from India.
"The firing incident occurred due to mutual rivalry between two families. Both families live in the US and they hired Indian shooters for the task. The family who orchestrated the attack knew that the victim was in Punjab.
It is only a matter of time till the shooters are arrested. Five people have been arrested so far," he said. Dhillon added that investigations are ongoing into the financial transaction.