PATIALA: Retired Chandigarh DSP Dilsher Singh allegedly shot AAP functionary Nitin Nanda after a quarrel at a wedding near Anandpur Sahib in Punjab’s Ropar district Wednesday. The bullet hit Nanda in the back of the head, and he was rushed to PGI Chandigarh 80km away for surgery. A case of attempted murder has been registered against Dilsher and two others, who are on the run, said police. Teams are out looking for them. A long-running property dispute was the probable trigger for the shooting, said an officer. Nanda, who owns stone crushers in Punjab and Himachal, unsuccessfully contested the 2017 and 2022 Punjab polls.
Ex-Punjab DSP fired from his licensed pistol
He joined AAP in May 2024. A witness in the plot case, who was present at the wedding Wednesday, has been booked along with the former DSP, said sources. “According to the statement given by Nanda’s relatives, three gunshots were fired but police could not find any empty shells from the spot, suggesting a single shot was fired,” said SSP Khurana. The former DSP allegedly fired from his licensed pistol.SSP Khurana said the bullet hit the “superficial area on the back of his head” and he might undergo surgery. AAP has condemned the attack and demanded a thorough and impartial investigation.
