Famous Punjabi singer Parmish Verma and a friend were shot on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday at the entrance of Sector 74, Mohali. Both Verma and his friend are out of danger and are currently undergoing treatment in a private room in Fortis Hospital, Mohail.
A police source has said Verma’s knee was injured in the firing.
Verma and his friend were on their way back home in Mohali from Elante mall after attending a promotional event.
Parmish Verma is a famous Punjabi singer with his smash hit ‘Gaal ni kadni’ having been viewed over 118 million times on YouTube. Released last year, the rising popularity of the song coincides with the near-rout of gangsters from the state in the last few months.
More recently, his single Shada has also turned out to be a hit, with over 27 million views on YouTube. The song was released three weeks ago.
Reportedly, a gangster named Dilpreet has claimed that he shot the singer through his Facebook account.
He posted, “Mein dilpreet singh dhahan sariya nu dasna chaunda k ajj parmish verma de goliya bazian apa mariya.(I, Dilpreet Singh Dhahan, want to tell everyone that I am behind the shooting of Parmish Verma),” the post claims. As per the officials, the singer is out of danger is currently undergoing treatment in Fortis Hospital, Mohali. A case has been registered in this regard, police said, adding that investigation was underway.