Ludhiana, July 19 -- An operation in Roomi village near Jagraon to recover the weapon used in the recent firing on a businessman turned dramatic late Friday night when one of the arrested shooters opened fire on the cops, drawing retaliation in which the accused suffered a bullet injury, officials said on Saturday. The accused, Nanak Ram, who sustained a bullet injury in his leg, is undergoing treatment at the Jagraon civil hospital.

Ludhiana (rural) senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ankur Gupta said the Jagraon CIA staff had arrested two suspects - Deepu Singh and Nanak Ram - from Patran in Sangrur district in connection with the July 5 attack on hardware and sanitary store owner Jatinder Singh of Chhajawal village in Jagraon. The d...