📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Paulrudd
Crime
Shopkeeper in Amritsar Subdues Armed Intruder
✍️ Amar Ujala · Amritsar
🗓 10 Oct 2026, 06:02 PM
👁 15
A shopkeeper in Amritsar overpowered a gun‑wielding intruder who entered his shop.
Amritsar, Punjab – A local shopkeeper confronted an intruder who entered his premises brandishing a firearm. The assailant reportedly opened fire before the shopkeeper managed to seize control of the situation.
The shopkeeper, whose identity has not been disclosed, wrestled the gun away and restrained the attacker until police arrived at the scene.
Police officials confirmed that the suspect was taken into custody for further questioning, and a formal investigation is underway to determine the motive behind the armed intrusion.
The shopkeeper, whose identity has not been disclosed, wrestled the gun away and restrained the attacker until police arrived at the scene.
Police officials confirmed that the suspect was taken into custody for further questioning, and a formal investigation is underway to determine the motive behind the armed intrusion.