One person was killed while six others were injured when some armed men opened indiscriminate fire outside the district court complex in Rohtak, targeting a gangster who had come there for a hearing on Tuesday.
Three-four men, dressed as women, were waiting for gangster Ramesh lohar outside the Rohtak court complex and opened fire on him and his aides immediately after they arrived there, police said.
The attackers escaped on a motorcycle after the incident.
Six persons, including lohar and a lawyer, were injured in the firing. They were rushed to PGIMS, Rohtak.
“The deceased was identified as Sanjit, an accomplice of Ramesh lohar," a Rohtak police officer said.
"lohar also sustained bullet injuries in feet," he said.
A case under relevant provisions of the law has been registered and further investigation is on. Forensic experts have been rushed to the spot, added he.