Firing incident in Chhattisgarh capital, one injured

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Team News Riveting

Raipur, November 4

A youth was seriously injured in a daring firing incident that took place in the heart of Chhattisgarh capital Monday morning.

The injured had been admitted to the B R Ambedkar medical college hospital, where his condition is reported to be critical. The accused fled from the scene after the incident that had rocked the state capital of Chhattisgarh.

According to sources, the victim has been identified as Sahil Khan. On Monday morning, he went to Raipur Central Jail located in the heart of the capital city to meet an inmate.

After the meeting, he was returning when an unidentified assailant fired at him. Sources said two rounds were fired that hit Sahil Khan. He was immediately rushed to the B R Ambedkar hospital, just a few meters away from the spot.

Soon after receiving the information, senior officials along with a police team reached the spot and started investigation. Preliminary investigations suggested that old rivalry could be the possible reason behind the broad daylight incident.  

The investigating team was exploring the footage of the CCTV cameras in the vicinity to get a clue about the accused who fled the spot soon after the incident.

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