A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader sustained multiple bullet injuries on Thursday evening after a group of armed men shot at him and his associates in Ghaziabad's Muradnagar area, reported The Indian Express. The police said the attackers fired dozens of rounds from their AK-47s at Brijpal Teotia and his aides, who were returning in two Scorpio SUVs, after attending a function.
Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police KS Emmanuel said, “Teotia and his associates were travelling in two Scorpios when another vehicle overtook them. The assailants, who were inside the vehicle, started firing indiscriminately. Three or four men travelling with Teotia have also sustained bullet injuries." The injured men were taken to Sarvodaya Hospital in Ghaziabad.
Teotia is being treated at Fortis Hospital in Noida, after doctors suggested he be shifted considering his critical condition. He sustained at least five bullet injuries in the attack. Two of his associates are also believed to be in critical condition. Police teams are swooping the area to find and arrest the perpetrators.
Investigators found one AK-47, two 9 mm pistols and another rifle, apart from a huge cache of used and live cartridges from the scene of crime, according to The Times of India. Assistant Director General (Law & Order) Daljit Singh Chawdhary said, "Preliminary investigations suggest some old enmity. We are investigating all angles. We have also roped in the Special Task Force to nab the attackers. As per the updates we received, Teotia's vital parameters were returning to normalcy."
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