A youth was shot at by another youth near Rohnipuram pond under DD Nagar police station here on Friday late night. Some monetary dispute was being said as reason behind the firing incident, Superintendent of Police (SP) Raipur BN Meena said.
“Akash Tiwari, who used to deal in onion and potato, was shot at by Abishek Diwan who is also the distant relative of Tiwari,” ASP (City) Vijay Agrawal said. Soon after the news of shootout broke, police reached the spot and rushed Tiwari to Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, where his condition was stated critical.
A case has been registered with DD Nagar police station and police had launched manhunt to nab Diwan, ASP said.