BJP MLA Jeetendra Singh Shunty shot at outside his house in East Delhi
Initial investigation reveals the attacker arrived with two or more accomplices, who were sitting inside a white car that had with a Haryana licence plate.
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Shahdara Jeetendra Singh Shunty had a narrow escape on Wednesday when an unidentified gunman fired at him from point blank range outside his residence in East Delhi's Vivek Vihar. The entire incident was captured by CCTVs installed at his residence, and the Delhi Police has registered a case in the matter.
According to Shunty, the incident took place around 5.30 am when a man arrived at his residence and repeatedly rang the bell. "When I came out to check, a man, wearing a helmet, asked me to attest a few documents," Shunty said. The attacker then caught his collar and Shunty noticed a pistol in his hand. The two had a scuffle but the assailant managed to fire three to four shots at him, which missed the BJP MLA, before fleeing from the spot, a police officer said. A senior official said that the bullets found at the crime scene indicate a country-made weapon was used for the attack on Shunty.
Initial investigation reveals the attacker arrived with two or more accomplices, who were sitting inside a white car that had with a Haryana licence plate.