3 shot at by bike-borne assailants

NEW DELHI: Bike-borne snatchers struck in three different parts of the Capital on Wednesday night.
In the first incident, a 78-year-old trader was shot at twice by two bike-borne assailants near CBT Grounds in Anand Vihar, east Delhi. The incident took place around 10.30 pm. According to the police, victim Anand Swaroop Aggarwal was returning home with his eldest son Vijay after closing his shop in Gandhi Nagar on a scooter.Anand, the pillion rider, was carrying a bag containing two tiffin boxes, the shop key and Rs 2,000 in cash.
"The miscreants were following the duo. When both vehicles neared the rear gate of Pyramid Mall, the accused stopped the victim's scooter. They then demanded the bag from Anand. When he refused, they shot at him twice - on his right thigh and left knee - snatched the bag and fled. We are investigating the case and have registered a case of attempt to murder and robbery," said Ajay Chaudhry, DCP (east).
In another incident, a 56-year-old recovery agent from Pitampura was robbed and shot at by unknown bike-borne assailants in Adarsh Nagar. Victim Subhash Juneja is a resident of Maurya Enclave in Pitampura. He worked as a recovery agent for Syndicate Bank. According to the police, at around 8.30 pm, after making some recoveries, Juneja stopped his scooter at Azadpur vegetable and fruit market. Three bikers on two bikes approached him and demanded that he handed over all his belongings to them. "They tried to snatch the bag from Juneja's hands, but he didn't let go. On facing resistance, one of the assailants hit him on his head with a stick. When even this did not deter Juneja, one of them took out a country-made pistol and shot at Juneja. He was hit in the abdomen and they took the bag and absconded," said a police official. He added that Juneja was first rushed to BJRM Hospital from where he was referred to Balaji Hospital nearby. "We found about Rs 55,000 in the boot of Juneja's scooter and according to his statement, there was an additional Rs 1.5 lakh in cash and around Rs 3 lakh in cheques in the bag," said the official.
In an another incident, a local BJP leader from Madipur in Pashchim Vihar was shot at by unknown bike-borne assailants late on Wednesday night near Balaji Hospital. Victim Harish Singh is a property dealer and resides in C-56, Madipur.