Chandigarh/Mohali, July 12 -- Two firing incidents were reported in the tricity on Thursday night.

In the first case, Amit Jaiswal of Hallomajra told police that around 12.50 am, his mother heard a loud noise akin to the bursting of nature. When Jaiswal went outside to inspect, he saw two boys. One of them opened fire at him and threatened to kill him.

Within two hours of his complaint, police arrested two persons - Vinod, 38, a resident of Ram Darbar and Hardev Singh, 33, a resident of Panchkula in an attempt-to-murder case. Cops also recovered a pistol and a country made pistol from their possession.

As per the police, Vinod has a criminal past and has eight cases previously registered against him in Chandigarh and Mohali.

In the se...