Amritsar July 13 A team of the Drainage Department was assaulted and shot at by several persons involved in illegal irrigation of fields from a canal. The victims saved themselves by running away from the spot. The incident occurred on late Sunday evening at Thatha village. However a case was registered on Monday following the complaint by Charanjit Singh Executive Engineer Drainage Department. Charanjit told the police that the department had received numerous complaints of illegal irrigation during transplantation of paddy. He said he along with junior engineers Narotam Sharma and Manjit Kumar and security guard Raghubir Singh was patrolling near Manjh minor (canal). He said when they reached near Thatha village they noticed a plastic pipe of 1-ft diameter used for draining out water from canal to irrigate fields. He said when they stopped the suspects they entered in a brawl and shot at the team. He said they ran away from the spot in order to save themselves. Charanjit said two of the suspects have been identified as Duni and Pappu who were accompanied by around 15 unknown persons. The police said a case of murder bid obstructing government servant from discharging his duty and the Arms Act has been registered against the suspects. — TNS

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