The police has booked Richpal, Dharampaul, Subhash and few others in connection with the incident. Rajesh Kumar, a youth of Rohat village, was shot at and injured while he was going to meet his younger brother in the mandi area here on Thursday. He was rushed to the local Civil Hospital. The incident occurred near the city police station and yet the assailant escaped. The police has registered a case.
Old enmity is stated to be the cause of the attack.
The Himachal unit of the NSUI has warned the government and the HP University authorities it will be forced to launch an agitation if the recent 35 per cent hike in fees by the varsity is not immediately withdrawn. Addressing mediapersons here on Friday, NSUI state unit senior vice-president Sanjay Guleria alleged that the university has become a hotbed of irregularities. Deputy Commissioner Jagdish Chander Sharma has given a warning to all panchayats in the district to issue ration cards as per rules. He has directed that the names of only those living permanently in the panchayat area should be included in the ration card and the names of those belonging to a panchayat but living outside its jurisdiction should not be included in the ration card. Mr Suresh Chandel, MP, has said that the Centre has allocated Rs 300 crore for the construction of Banupali-Bilaspur railway line.