Barnala: Firing at house sparks panic; armed assailants flee leaving scooter behind

Naresh Kumar Barnala, Oct 5 (UNI) Panic gripped the Khuddi Road area of Barnala on Monday evening when five to six armed youths allegedly opened fire at a house following an old enmity, police said. The incident took place around 6 pm when the assailants, travelling in a car and a scooter, reached the house of Akashdeep and allegedly started firing indiscriminately. The firing triggered panic in the locality, with residents initially taking shelter inside their houses. According to the victim, the attackers also forcibly entered the house and assaulted him before fleeing the spot. As local residents started gathering…