Spitting case
The 28-year-old soldier underwent surgery at a Meerut hospital on Monday and was declared out of danger. The jawan, Saurabh Tomar, 28, a member of the mounted unit of President’s Bodyguard stationed at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, was visiting his native village, Gopalpur Khadana. He and his brother Vineet, 28, were standing outside their house when two fellow villagers, Dheeraj and Monu, alias Praveen, allegedly confronted them.
Meerut: An Army jawan serving in the elite President’s Bodyguard (PBG) regiment was allegedly shot in the head by two neighbours following an old rivalry in Baghpat district on Diwali night. His brother also suffered serious head injuries after being attacked with a stick. Police registered an attempt-to-murder case against the two accused, who remained at large. Both accused are sons of Inderpal and residents of the same village.
Saurabh’s uncle, Netrapal Tomar, said the jawan joined President’s Bodyguard in 2021 after meeting the regiment’s stringent physical requirements. Standing 6 feet 3 inches tall, he qualified for the elite unit and was assigned to its mounted wing. Ramala station house officer Rakesh Sharma told TOI that police had launched a search for the accused.
We will nab the culprits soon,” he said. “He was inducted into the regiment’s mounted unit,” Netrapal told TOI. “The accused are at large at the moment and our teams are continuously raiding their possible hideouts. President’s Bodyguard is the Indian Army’s senior-most regiment in the order of precedence. Based at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the cavalry unit performs ceremonial escort and security duties for President of India. Its personnel participate in mounted ceremonial displays and are also equipped with armoured vehicles for operational deployment.