A 21-year-old wrestler, son of an IPS officer, was allegedly shot at and injured in Haryana's Sonepat district, police said today. A probe has been launched into the November 28 incident after reports came in that some police officials, who were looking for a criminal, shot at Gurpal Singh in a case of mistaken identity.        

Gurpal, who is son of IPS officer Swaran Singh posted in Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's security wing, was shot at on the Rai-Sonepat road, about 220 km from Chandigarh.         

He was travelling from Rai, where he has come to attend a sports camp, with his friend to a market, the victim's cousin Randheer told PTI on phone today.         

"We have registered a case under Section 307 IPC (attempt to murder). The investigations are being handled by Sonepat'sDSP (headquarters)," Rohtak Range Inspector General of Police, Alok Mittal told PTI on phone today.