A 34-year-old head constable posted with the New Friends Colony police station area of South-East Delhi was shot at during a cross-fire on Wednesday evening when he was trying to nab a local goon in Khizrabad village.
Police said the injured policeman has been identified as Bobby. “The incident took place on Wednesday evening around 8.45 when he had received a tip-off that an accused would be coming to NFC area. Acting on a tip-off, he went at the spot and spotted the accused,” a senior police officer said.
After noticing the accused, Bobby started chasing him. But when he was close to apprehending him, the accused fired and Bobby was injured.
“A woman (40) identified as Kalawati, was passing by when the cross-firing occurred. She was caught in the cross fire and also sustained a bullet injury. later, both the victims were taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre and are now out of danger,” the officer added.