6 men arrested over armed attack in the UK, 4 of Indian-origin

Four Indian-Origin men were arrested and charged in the United Kingdom after an armed assault near Wolverhampton, England, left three men wounded. The motive behind the attack has not been established yet, and the matter is under investigation.

According to The Times of India, police officers were called to Arbour Drive in Bilston just after 6 am (local time) on Friday. They arrived at the site following reports of a fight involving several people with weapons. Six people were arrested as of now, out of whom four men were of Indian origin.

The authorities noted that two of the men received bail while the investigation into the matter is still ongoing. Apart from this, three of the men who were charged in the incident were caught with the help of two police dogs.

Who are the four Indian-origin men

Hardeep Singh, 28, of Hounslow; Harpeet Singh, 25, of Leicester; Mukesh Kumar, 30, of Wolverhampton; and Lakwinder Singh, 26, of Smethwick were remanded in custody on Sunday, TOI reported. These men will appear before the Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

“A number of teams came together to make quick arrests. Our investigation is moving quickly as we establish exactly what happened,” said Detective Inspector Adam Keen of Wolverhampton police.

“I would like to reassure the public that we do believe this to be a targeted attack,” he furthered. A video circulating online shows six masked men dressed in black hoodies brandishing weapons around a white car.

The group allegedly forced open the two car doors, smashed the vehicle, and dragged a man onto the ground as they continued to attack the man and the car. Police eventually seized a gun. Three men were taken to the hospital with serious wounds that are not thought to be life-threatening.