Jammu: Son of a senior Bharatiya Janata Party was shot at following an altercation over parking in Jammu’s New Plot area, police said Friday.
According to police sources, former Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) district president Kanav Sharma, the son of a senior BJP leader Chander Mohan Sharma and a lawyer, had an argument over parking his scooter outside a power station in New Plot area. Two people inside the power station allegedly objected to his parking there, and when the argument escalated, one of them whipped out a pistol and fired two shots, one of which hit Kanav in the stomach.
Superintendent of Police North Jammu Vivek Shekhar Sharma claimed that one of the suspects in the case is an employee of the power department. The BJP youth leader, meanwhile, was rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital, where his condition is stated to be stable.
“He’s currently absconding. Multiple police teams are looking for him,” he said, adding that the suspect’s scooter, also parked at the same spot, had now been impounded.
In official handout, Police said that shootout reported at Police Station Bakshi Nagar at New Plot area over a Parking Issue. Advocate Kanav Sharma was parking his vehicle in a street outside PDD line man room which was objected by one PDD employee Ravinder Singh, resulting into an altercation.
During the arguments, scuffle broke between two. Ravinder Singh took out his licenced pistol and fired two rounds over Advocate Kanav Sharma. Kanav Sharma was immediately shifted to Sarwal hospital where he was provided first aid and later to GMC for further treatment. While Ravinder Singh Ran away from the crime scene.
After getting information, Jammu Police swung into action and immediately called FSL teams and crime photographers to the crime scene after securing it, while hunt for the accused Ravinder Singh @ Kaka was immediately started. Whole Jammu Police working as a team and using technical as well as human intelligence, nabbed the accused Ravinder Singh and weapon used in the commission of crime was also recovered.
Pertinent to mention that Ravinder Singh is a permanent government employee and right now posted at Parade, Jammu and was performing his duties at New Plot.
In this regard police station Bakshi Nagar has registered case FIR No. 01/2025 under section 109 BNS and investigation is going on. Proactive and prompt action by Bakshi Nagar police was appreciated by public
