A 27-year-old good samaritan, who tried to intervene and rescued a boy from being beaten up, was shot at by armed miscreants in Noida Sector 64 on Friday night. He has been admitted to hospital and is recuperating.
Police said around 10.30 pm Ajay, who works in electrical shop in Sector 63, was headed home on his motorcycle. “The victim spotted that a man was beaten up by three persons near the power sub-station located near Sector 64. He stopped and intervened,” said Vishwajeet Srivastava, DSP of Noida.
The trio started manhandling the victim and the man being thrashed suddenly escaped. Angry assailants whipped out a pistol and shot him,” the DSP added.
Some passerby made a call to the police control room and the victim was taken to hospital. A case of attempt to murder was registered and the hunt is on to nab the absconding persons.