An unidentified person fired gunshots during filing of nomination papers for Zila Prashid and Panchayat Samiti elections outside the sub-divisional magistrate office at Patti near here on Friday, injuring two policemen.
Patti Station House Officer Rajesh Kakkar along with his gunman was injured in the firing, police said, adding that they were discharged from a hospital after treatment.
Police said the situation took an ugly turn when Shiromani Akali Dal candidates insisted on entering the SDM office along with their supporters to file nomination papers.
An alleged supporter of a SAD candidate fired gunshots, they said.
SAD activists, however, claimed that police prevented them from entering the SDM office.
They alleged that the gunshots were fired by some ruling Congress supporters to "terrorise" the SAD workers.
In the melee, some scribes were roughed up by supporters of both the political parties, police said.
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