Road rage near Delhi’s Red Fort leaves three wounded in gunfire

A case has been filed under the Indian Penal Code’s Section 307 (attempt to murder), Section 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and under the Arms Act

NEW DELHI: Three men received gunshot injuries near the Red Fort in Delhi late on Monday evening in a case of road rage, police said and added that they have arrested the accused.

A recent image of security personnel standing in front of Red Fort in New Delhi. (PTI/File)

Deputy police commissioner (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said a 32-year-old man and his wife were returning home on a two-wheeler when they were hit by another two-wheeler and they fell down. The person who hit them was speaking to someone on the phone at the time of the collision. After the accident, the 32-year-old man asked for compensation, which escalated into a scuffle, and his wife was allegedly abused.

The biker who hit the couple called four men to the spot, who fired on the crowd gathered there. A relative of the couple, who also rushed to the spot, was wounded along with two passersby. “All of them were receiving treatment and are said to be out of danger,” Kalsi said.

He was one of the four people who came on two motorcycles and was carrying a pistol.

A case has been filed under the Indian Penal Code’s Section 307 (attempt to murder), Section 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and under the Arms Act.

Police said they arrested the accused after cracking the case within 24 hours.