Tribune News Service,Amritsar, February 13

The Cantonment police station has booked six unidentified persons on the charge of attempt to murder. They allegedly attacked an ex-serviceman, deputed as a gunman with an owner of an eatery joint in the Gate Hakima area here.Sukhdev Singh, the complainant and a resident of the Kot Khalsa area, stated to the police that he was returning home late last night when the accused, armed with sharp-edged and blunt weapons, came on motorbikes and suddenly attacked him. He said he fell down from his motorcycle while the accused ran away after snatching his .12-bore rifle with two cartridges.Manjit Singh, investigating officer, said a case under Sections 307, 323, 379, 148 and 149, IPC, has been registered in this regard. He said efforts were being made to identify the culprits while no arrest has been made so far.