TNNLudhiana: A scheduled court hearing allegedly prompted an attack on a family by people they had a case against. A couple and six others allegedly barged into a woman’s house in EWS Colony, attacked her family and fired a gunshot at her. The bullet missed her and hit the door. Police have registered a case against the accused.The accused allegedly attacked the family to prevent them from appearing in court for a hearing scheduled for Nov 18 in a case registered against them on the victim’s complaint.Police booked Ashu, her husband Shekhar, Maakhan, all residents of Janakpuri, and their aides Munish, Sameer, Khali, Aadi and Aditya.Complainant Muskaan told police that on the night of Oct 27, she was at home with her family when someone knocked on the main gate. When their domestic help, Amit, opened the gate, the accused allegedly attacked him. They then barged into the house and brandished a gun.Muskaan said Shekhar allegedly fired a shot at her before she could react. The bullet missed her and hit the door. The accused allegedly threatened the family before fleeing the spot.She said the attack stemmed from an old rivalry between the two sides. Inspector Gagandeep Singh, SHO of Division number 7 police station, said the victim and the accused had earlier lived in the same neighbourhood and had a clash, following which Moti Nagar police registered a case against the accused. The hearing in that case is scheduled for Nov 18, and the accused were allegedly threatening Muskaan not to appear in court.
