Congress councillor shot at over land dispute

  • | Thursday | 6th July, 2017

Rajkot: A Congress councillor of Palitana municipality in Bhavnagar was shot at over a land dispute near Lati Bazar in Palitana town on Wednesday afternoon. Police said that an old land dispute between Rathod and Parmar had led to the firing. His condition is said to stable.Councillor Firoz alias Quality Rasul Rathod (42) was shot allegedly by Dhruv Parmar near the ICICI Bank branch in Lati Bazar. He stopped Rathod and questioned him about the land on Jamwadi Road. He was rushed to the civil hospital with bullet injury on right knee.

Rajkot: A Congress councillor of Palitana municipality in Bhavnagar was shot at over a land dispute near Lati Bazar in Palitana town on Wednesday afternoon. He was rushed to the civil hospital with bullet injury on right knee. His condition is said to stable.Councillor Firoz alias Quality Rasul Rathod (42) was shot allegedly by Dhruv Parmar near the ICICI Bank branch in Lati Bazar. Parmar, who fled from the spot after firing at Rathod, was booked for attempt to murder and under the Arms Act.According to police, when Rathod left for lunch from the municipality office, Parmar was waiting for him near ICICI Bank at Lati Bazar. He stopped Rathod and questioned him about the land on Jamwadi Road. To this, Rathod replied that the matter did not concern him. They later entered into a verbal spat and a furious Parmar took out a country-made pistol from his pocket and shot at Rathod's right knee.Before Parmar could fire the second round, people gathered in the area and he fled on his motorcycle. Rathod was rushed to the civil hospital for treatment. Police said that an old land dispute between Rathod and Parmar had led to the firing.

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