Sensation prevailed in Rethghat area after several rounds of fires woke up the locals to find an injured 28-year-old man who was rushed to Chirayu hospital in the wee hours on Thursday.
Police said that the attack was a result of an old enmity between two groups of criminals fuelled by old enmity.
The injured identified as Majruh alias Farhan Khan and with his friends at Rethghat at around 2 o’clock in the night when vehicles with armed men arrived and opened fire at him injuring in his foot and escaped the spot. One of his friends Sagar took the victim to Chirayu hospital where he is undergoing treatment.
Police rushed to the spot and recorded statements of the victim in which he stated that Pappu Chatka, Farooq Station, Shahrukh and his friend came and opened fire at him and in a bid to save from the firing he sustained injury in his foot.
ASP Rajesh Bhadoria said that the two groups have criminal background and on Friday the two groups had a fight in Jehangirabad and in retaliation of the fight one of the groups was attacked by the members of the other group.
Both the accused and victims have been booked for several minor and major offences in the city.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 307 and 34 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The group which was attacked is inclined to notorious criminal Zuber Maulana while the other group is lead by Pappu Chatka.