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Crime
Chandigarh Lawyer Arrested After Shooting at Landlord’s Wife During Eviction Hearing
✍️ The New Indian Express
🗓 02 Aug 2026, 12:36 PM
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A Chandigarh-based advocate was taken into custody after allegedly firing a gun at the wife of a landlord during eviction proceedings.
During an eviction hearing in Chandigarh, a lawyer allegedly fired a gun at the wife of the landlord, prompting an immediate police response.
The incident took place in the courtroom where the eviction case was being heard, according to police reports.
Chandigarh police arrested the advocate on the spot and booked him under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The case is now under investigation, and the lawyer faces charges of assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.
The incident took place in the courtroom where the eviction case was being heard, according to police reports.
Chandigarh police arrested the advocate on the spot and booked him under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The case is now under investigation, and the lawyer faces charges of assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.