Overview
- Late Saturday night, three masked men on a motorcycle fired at least six rounds at Gulab Sidhu’s house in Pharwahi village, Barnala, according to CCTV footage obtained by police.
- Sidhu was abroad at the time and his parents, wife and children were inside the house; no one was injured.
- The viral CCTV clip appears to show one rider filming on a mobile while two others fired at the main gate, and several bullets struck the gate.
- Barnala police have registered an FIR under sections including attempt to murder and the Arms Act, formed special teams, are conducting raids, and are analysing CCTV and mobile tower dump data as the suspects remain at large.
- An unverified audio claiming responsibility and linked to gangster Doni Bal circulated online but has not been authenticated by police, who note Sidhu had previously received threats and was provided two security personnel.