Woman among two injured in firing at Rambali Chowk

Panic gripped people at Rambali Chowk falling under the Vijay Nagar police post area here today afternoon after a firing incident left two persons, including a woman injured.

One of the injured was identified as Amar, a resident of the Rambali Chowk area, while the identity of the injured woman was yet to be established. Amar sustained a bullet injury in his stomach, while the woman suffered a bullet injury on her hand.

Injured Amar was rushed to a hospital where he is presently undergoing treatment. Senior police officials, including the Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP (North), Arvind Meena, reached the spot and started investigation.

A preliminary probe revealed that Avinash Singh, Karan Sharma and Amar, all residents of Ram Bali Chowk, were standing near Babbu Salon shop. While Avinash went inside salon, Karan and Amar remained outside the shop. Avinash said two youth, who were inside saloon, sudden opened fire. One of the bullet hit woman’s hand, who was going back home after paying obeisance at a temple while another bullet hit Amar.

The armed persons fled from the spot after the incident. The motive behind firing was yet to be established, ACP Arvind Meena said, while adding that the accused had been identified and raids were on to nab them.

Tilak Raj, who has a shop adjoining saloon, said people were standing outside when they suddenly heard sounds of firing. When Tilak came outside of his shop, he saw Amar falling on the ground and the injured woman. He said nobody knew who fired gunshots and for what purpose for doing so. — TNS