Ludhiana, June 18 -- A dramatic firing incident unfolded on late Tuesday evening near Bahadurke Road when Ludhiana police opened fire at a Haryana-registered SUV that allegedly tried to run over a station house officer (SHO) at a checkpoint near Chhawani Mohalla. The occupants of the SUV managed to flee on foot after abandoning the vehicle, prompting a search.

According to additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP-1) Sameer Verma, the incident began when inspector Harpreet Singh, SHO of Division Number 4 police station, was conducting a routine checking near Chhawani Mohalla. Around the time of the incident, the inspector signalled a suspicious-looking Hyundai Creta with a Haryana number plate to stop for inspection.

"Instead of co...