In a shocking incident, two bike-borne criminals shot and injured a youth who tried to stop them from snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman in Sonari police station area on Friday morning.
The victim identified as Kalicharan Sahu, who is a resident of Sonari sustained a bullet in his right leg while saving the victim from snatching the chain.
The incident took place near Sonari Gurudwara at about 7 am. As Kalicharan (28) was shot he fell down, some locals rushed him to MGM Medical College Hospital where he is undergoing treatment.
According to information, the two bike-borne criminals had stopped in front of an elderly couple who were returning home in Sonari from morning walk. Soon after, one of the criminals tried to snatch the gold chain from the old woman’s neck . As Kalicharan saw the attempt, he tried to save the elderly woman from the snatchers. One of the criminals fished out a pistol and fired at his leg.
After firing, the criminals sped away toward Kagalnagar market area. Soon after the incident, a police party arrived at the scene. The OC, Sonari police station Renu Gupta started the incident at the scene of firing and subsequently went over to MGM Medical College Hospital for taking a statement from the victim.