Youth shot at in East Delhi

A young man was shot at in east Delhi on Tuesday morning with police suspecting his sister-in-law's brother to be behind the incident, police said.

A young man was shot at in east Delhi on Tuesday morning with police suspecting his sister-in-law's brother to be behind the incident, police said.

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Kamal Kumar was shot at by two unidentified motorcycle-borne men near Surajmal flyover in Vivek Vihar locality around 9:45 am, a senior police officer said.

Kumar, a resident of Raghunath Colony of Ghaziabad, is a Class IV employee in Central Pollution Control Board and was on his way to office when the incident took place, the officer said.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is stated to be stable. He suffered minor injuries on his hand.

Police suspect his sister-in-law's brother to be behind the incident. "Personal rivalry could be the reason. We have some inputs and are working on it," the officer added.