Trader shot at in Uttam Nagar, robbed of Rs 70,000

NEW DELHI: Two bike-borne assailants allegedly shot at a 40-year-old businessman and snatched his bag containing Rs 70,000 in West Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area on Friday

NEW DELHI: Two bike-borne assailants allegedly shot at a 40-year-old businessman and snatched his bag containing Rs 70,000 in West Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area on Friday night.

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The businessman, Rajender Chhabra, was on his way home after closing down his fabric shop in Hastsal. He was taking home the day’s collection when he was intercepted by the men on a bike around 9.30pm.

They allegedly tried to snatch the bag from him and as Chhabra resisted, one of them took out a pistol and opened fire. The bullet hit Chhabra’s thigh and he fell on the ground. One of the men riding pillion then got off the bike and drove away with Chhabra’s scooter, police said.

“In his statement, Chhabra said the moment he raised an alarm and tried to push the men away, one of them took out a pistol. He first threatened to shoot and within seconds, he opened fire.

“The bullet hit his thigh and he collapsed. After the men fled the spot, Chhabra managed to make a call from his phone. A passerby, who saw him bleeding, made a PCR call and even rushed him to the hospital,” a senior police officer said.

The police suspect the involvement of Chhabra’s former employee, who worked as a helper at his shop.