A transgender, identified as Meenu (24), was allegedly shot by three bike-borne assailants on Wednesday morning here near the district's court complex.
Police said Meenu was shot by rivals from a close-range, leaving him seriously injured. The victim received three gunshot wounds — on his face, shoulder and his back.
According to the police, Meenu was the prime accused in the murder of another transgender which took place in November last year near the Kherki Daula toll plaza. The police had arrested ten people in connection with the case. However, police suspect that the present incident could be a matter of retaliation.
The two groups had come to blows over which group should get the money during weddings and other functions.
Meenu was released on bail recently and came in the city along with his associates for a court hearing which was scheduled on Wednesday, police said.
The incident shocks the people who came for their court hearing. Soon after the incident a team police officials along with forensic experts rush to the spot and recovered the empty bullets from the crime spot. Critically injured Meenu immediately admitted to a private hospital for treatment.
An official's privy with the invstigation said, "The three bike-borne assailants were following Meenu from Manesar the victim board a local bus from Manesar to appear in a court and when Meenu left the bus and reached the nearby the court premises the culprits who covered their face with a helmet allegedly opened fired on him leaving him critically injured and fled the spot".
"Preliminary investigation has revealed that a rival group could be involved behind the incident. A dispute had been going on between the two groups for many years. Police is scanning a nearby CCTV footagea to get clues about the criminals," ACP (crime) Preet Pal Singh Sangwan said. An FIR has been registered against the unidentified persons under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Shivaji Nagar police station ", the ACP added.