India News | Gangster Rana Kandowalia Succumbs to Bullet Injuries at Hospital in Punjab's Amritsar

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Gangster Rana Kandowalia succumbed to multiple bullet injuries here on Wednesday, a day after he was shot at allegedly by a rival group member, police commissioner Sukchain Singh Gill said.

Amritsar, Aug 4 (PTI) Gangster Rana Kandowalia succumbed to multiple bullet injuries here on Wednesday, a day after he was shot at allegedly by a rival group member, police commissioner Sukchain Singh Gill said.

On Tuesday evening, a gangster from a rival group shot at and injured Kandowalia at a private hospital in the city where he had gone to visit an ailing relative. Kandowalia was shifted to the ICU of the hospital in a critical condition, Gill said.

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According to police, the bullets were shot from point blank range on his chest and forehead.

On the statement given by the family members of Kandowalia, a case was registered under relevant provisions of the law against four alleged accused -- Mani, Jagroshan, an accomplice of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, and two unidentified people, Gill said.

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(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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