Ludhiana: Two months on, key accused in wedding shootout still on the run
Even as the Ludhiana police on Monday rolled out “Operation Prahaar 2.0”, projecting it as a renewed crackdown on gangsters, the family of a victim killed in a shootout between two gangs at a wedding on Pakhowal Road alleged that the main accused continue to roam free more than two months after the crime. Kin of slain hosiery businessman Vasu Chopra protest outside police chief’s office in Ludhiana on Monday seeking arrest of the accused. (Gurpreet Singh/HT) The kin of Vasu Chopra, one of the two guests killed in the firing, staged a protest outside the office of the commissioner of police, accusing the police of inaction and shielding the prime accused due to alleged political patronage. The protest was led by Vasu Chopra’s wife Sheetal Chopra, his brother-in-law Parul Malhotra and other family members, who reached the commissioner of police’s office around 12.30 pm carrying photographs of the deceased and demanding immediate arrests. Following the demonstration, senior police officials arranged a meeting between the family and police commissioner Swapan Sharma. Vasu Chopra, 32, a …
