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Delhi court shooting: Debarred lawyer opens fire, injures woman in abdomen, hand

A woman and a lawyer sustained injuries in the incident, police said.

Updated on: Apr 21, 2023, 12:15:48 IST
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In a major security breach, an assailant opened fire inside Delhi's Saket court complex on Friday, injuring two people.

The injured woman has been rushed to AIIMS, reports said (Image courtesy: ANI)
The injured woman has been rushed to AIIMS, reports said (Image courtesy: ANI)

“Two persons, a woman and a lawyer, have suffered bullet injuries in the firing incident,” Chandan Chowdhary, DCP South, told Hindustan Times, confirming the shooting.

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Giving further details, she identified the injured woman as M Radha, 40, adding that the victim sustained two bullet injuries in her abdomen and one in her hand, and was taken to Max Hospital in Saket, where her condition is ‘stable.’

The suspected attacker, Chowdhary said, was earlier debarred by the Bar Council, and had an IPC 420 (cheating) case against the woman and one advocate Rajender Jha, and the hearing was scheduled in Saket court today. The officer, however, did not clarify if the lawyer injured in the firing was advocate Jha or another lawyer.

Visuals circulating on social media, meanwhile, showed the woman bleeding from her stomach, writhing in pain (Warning: Viewer discretion)

 
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