A 37-year-old man was critically injured when two armed assailants shot at him inside a gym in Bawana on Friday, the police said. The gunmen fled the spot soon after the incident, they said.
The victim, Dushyant alias Monu, is a resident of Bajitpur village and has a criminal record, said senior police officers.
A case under IPC section of attempt to murder and the Arms Act has been registered, they said.
Preliminary probe has revealed that the incident happened at 7 a.m. Dushyant was lifting weights when two youths came inside the gym and fired multiple rounds at him, the police said.
Though at least 14 people were inside the gym at the time of the attack, none of them reacted or intervened due to shock.
In ICU
The criminals warned all of them people against following them and fled, the police said.
Dushyant was taken to a nearby hospital. He is currently undergoing treatment and is in the Intensive Care Unit, the police said.
The investigating officers said they are going through Dushyant’s criminal records to ascertain the indentity of the suspects involved in the incident.
The shoot-out is suspected to be the fallout of a gang war but other angles like personal enmity are also being probed.
The police have taken footage from the CCTV cameras installed around the gym to ascertain the identity of the accused. Dossiers of local criminals are also being scanned.
The victim’s family and friends have also been asked to join the investigation. He is married and has a child, the police added.
