Amritsar, An NRI was shot at by two people, allegedly connected to his ex in-laws, in front of his family at his home in Daburji village on the outskirts of the city here on Saturday, police said. The assailants have been identified and will be arrested soon, they said. Following the incident, opposition parties targeted the A government over the law and order in the state, alleging that the A government's "incompetence has made Punjab a danger zone.
" Sukhchain Singh, who recently returned from the US, was shot at in front of his wife and his two children from his first marriage, said police. The incident took place at around 7 am when Singh was going for a morning walk. He was intercepted outside his house by two motorcycle-borne assailants who asked him about registration documents of his luxury car, police said.
Before he could understand anything, the two took out their pistols and forcibly took him inside his house. Inside, the assailants beat Singh, fired three shots at him, and fled. A bullet each hit Singh in the head and near the chest.
Singh was rushed to a private hospital, police said. He is currently out of danger. A footage retrieved from the CCTV camera installed in the victim's house showed Singh's wife and children pleading with the assailants to let him go.
Singh's family alleged that the family of his first wife was behind the attack. Police said a case has been registered against five relatives of his first wife, who had committed suicide around two years .