Overview
- A months-long parking dispute escalated into gunfire Thursday when Jaipal Singh Bau and neighbours argued outside his home in the Kot Atma Ram locality of Amritsar.
- Bau and another man, identified as Narender (Narinder) Singh, were shot and rushed to Amandeep Hospital where Bau underwent emergency surgery and doctors later described him as stable and out of danger.
- Punjab Police said both sides exchanged fire, named retired inspector Tejinder (Tajinderpal) Singh as a participant, and said the injured will be arrested after they are discharged from hospital.
- CCTV and DVR footage that circulated online has been seized by investigators and is being used to piece together the sequence of events that led to the shooting.
- Opposition leaders criticised the state government's handling of law and order, and the case raises fresh questions about licensed firearm access and political tensions after recent local polls.