Four youths driving in an SUV fired on people who tried to prevent them from harassing a girl. The accused passed indecent remarks on girls who were passing by. This was resented upon by the people who were present there. The youths then opened fire and two persons sustained bullet injuries. They were rushed to a nearby hospital and are stated to be out of danger. The incident took place in Tilak Nagar area on Monday night. The accused persons managed to flee the spot and are yet to be arrested.
According to the police, the incident took place late on Monday night near a small restaurant in Vishnu Garden area when the four armed goons reached the restaurant owned by a person who was known to them. A group of girls were coming back after their tuition classes and the accused passed lewd remarks at them. Inquiries from the locals revealed that the area shopkeepers were fed up of all this as they were losing business due to such activities by the accused persons. One of the shopkeepers, identified as Sachin, who also runs a stall in the area, opposed it and asked them to vacate the area and threatened them of dire consequences. The miscreants left the area and later returned the in an Endeavour with more armed assailants. They opened fire at Sachin (55) and a passerby, identified as Akshay (23), sustained bullet injuries. Sachin was hit in the leg while Akshay was hit in the shoulder. The criminals escaped after brandishing weapons and they also threatened people who dared come in the way.
Sachin and Akshay were immediately rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhayay Hospital and were treated by the doctors. Their condition is stable and they are out of danger, said a police official. Police scanned the CCTV footage and later identified the three accused as Geetu, Nikku and Sahil, the official added.
“A case of attempt to murder and possession of illegal arms has been registered at Tilak Nagar police station and various teams have been formed to nab the accused. The Endeavour used in the commission of crime has also been seized,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Ranvir Singh.
