3 days ago
4 men on two-wheelers fire at businessman's car; police to probe extortion, personal enmity angles
Four assailants, two each on a Bullet motorcycle and a scooter, drove past an apartment on K N Katju Marg in Rohini — raining bullets on a Grand Vitara car parked inside, police said.
According to police, the incident took place on Monday at 9.15 pm. The black Grand Vitara belonged to a businessman.
Police said four bullets were fired at the car, which also hit another car, a Wagon R, parked nearby.
A police officer said they are looking into whether the incident is a possible case of extortion or personal enmity and are questioning the businessman and his family.
'A PCR call was received at 9.15 pm at K N Katju Marg police station. The caller, a woman, said someone fired at the family's car,' a police officer said.
A team was dispatched to the crime scene, a police officer said, which found two bullet marks on the Grand Vitara's windshield. Two more bullet marks were found on the back side of the WagonR.
During questioning, the complainant said she and her husband went to the market in Rohini's Sector 15 around 6 pm on Monday. When she returned, her husband found bullet marks on the car.
'CCTV from around the building showed four people on two bikes in the area… Six shells have been recovered from the spot. The routes taken by the assailants are being analysed,' a police officer said.
Officers said from the footage, the police have zeroed in on the accused. Teams of the Special Staff and Crime Branch are now investigating the case, police said.
