Three armed assailants allegedly shot at a 65-year-old shopkeeper during a robbery bid at his shop and fled with a bag containing Rs 3 lakh in Central Delhi’s Paharganj area on Monday evening.
Police said that the victim has been identified as Kishan lal Sharma, owns a plywood shop in a commercial complex in Chuna Mandi area. “The incident occurred around 6.15 pm when the victim was sitting alone at his shop and suddenly three assailants barged incident the shop and demanded money at gunpoint,” a senior police officer said.
One of the accused allegedly shot Sharma in the abdomen when he resisted and tried to raise an alarm. “They later escaped with a bag containing Rs three lakh but one of the accused was caught by the locals.The victim was taken to lady Hardinge hospital where he was admitted in ICU. A case of attempt to murder and robbery was registered at the Paharganj police station and investigation is on,” the officer added.