Six people including four women were injured when a group of 5 armed men opened fire at a family at Rambha Nagar under Gautam Nagar police station area on Sunday.
According to the police as many as 5-6 armed miscreants entered the victim’s house and opened fire at the family in which five persons were injured. Mohd Shahid sustained a bullet injury in his shoulder and Mohd Saif was injured in his head and both are reportedly serious. The victims were identified as Mohd Shahid, Mohd Saif, Simlia, Shireen, Shahida and Zahira Bee.
During the attack the women were injured Simlia sustained injuries after she was hit by a brick stone, Shireen got injuries in both her hands while Shahida sustained injuries after she was attacked with a sharp edged weapon. The accused Aslam, Akram, Raja, Feroz, Afroz and Azam had gone to the victims’ house and attacked with sharp edged weapons, open fire at them and pelted stones on the victim.
Aslam’s mother Akhtar bee has also been made co-accused in the case. City Superintendent of Police Hanumanganj Navratan Singh told Imran was going to witness against the accused Rahim in a criminal case in the year 2012. The mother of accused Akhtar Bee had visited Imran’s friend Mohd Saif and tried to persuade him to Imran not to witness against Rahim but the talk failed after which the family was attacked by the accused in which 5 people were injured.
Earlier, in the year 2010 the victim’s friend Imran accepted to witness against the accused Aslam during the investigation which infuriated the accused and he warned the victim to restrain from witnessing against him but the victim did not consented and the victim’s friend was roped in to constraint the victim from witnessing. The final hearing of the case was on August 28. The accused with the aim to threaten the victim attacked with armed men and injured the victim's friend and his family.
The police have registered a case under section 307 of the IPC and have started a manhunt to nab the miscreants.