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Attempt to murder case filed after attack on Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad
Azad Samaj Party member Manish was driving the vehicle when unidentified assailants fired at Azad on Wednesday around 5pm in Deoband area of district Saharanpur
A day after Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on his car at Deoband in Saharanpur district on Wednesday evening, a case of attempt to murder and SC/ST act was registered by the Uttar Pradesh police, officials said.
Azad Samaj Party member Manish was driving the vehicle when unidentified assailants fired at Azad on Wednesday around 5pm in Deoband area of district Saharanpur.
He sustained a bullet wound on his waist and was admitted in a community health centre at Deoband for treatment. He was later shifted to district hospital of Saharanpur.
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ADG of Meerut zone Rajeev Sabharwal said that a case has been lodged on the complaint of Manish under section 307 of IPC (Indian Penal Code) and SC/ST act. Investigation is underway to arrest the assailants.
Meanwhile, reports about recovery of assailants’ Haryana number registered car was circulating on social media.
ADG Sabharwal did not divulge any details on the development.
ADG, however, confirmed that there were four assailants in the car who fired at Azad.
The incident took place at Gandhi Colony in Deoband when Azad was returning in an SUV after attending a programme, police said.
“The assailants were in a car and opened fire on Azad’s SUV from the right side. A bullet grazed his abdomen,” Saharanpur (City) superintendent of police Abimanyu Manglik said.
