GHAZIABAD: A 52-year-old manager with the Mother Dairy plant in Pilkhuwa was allegedly shot at by two bike-borne assailants on
NH-24 in Hapur district while he was returning home from work on Thursday evening, police said.
Yogesh Kumar Bagga, who sustained a
bullet injury on his left
jaw, was immediately rushed to the Rama Super Speciality Hospital in Pilkhuwa by his colleagues who were passing by, and he was later shifted to a private hospital in Noida, where his condition is said to be stable.
According to police, the incident happened around 6.30 pm on the highway between Pilkhuwa and Masuri when Bagga, a resident of Indirapuram, was returning home in his Maruti Alto which was being driven by his driver.
"The two bike-borne assailants started following his car as soon as he came out of the factory. After tailing for 1.5 km, they opened fire on him from close range. A bullet pierced his face and got stuck on the left jaw. No complaint has been lodged yet," said Pilakhuwa station house officer, Virender Pal Singh Yadav.
Police said there have been no leads so far on the identity of Bagga's attackers, who managed to flee from the spot after the incident. "He was brought to the hospital at 7 pm. The bullet had remained stuck on his left jaw near the angle of the mandibular bone. There was some active bleeding due to a vascular injury. He was referred to Fortis Noida as we do not have facility for maxillofacial surgery," said Dr Naveen Bhati of Rama Hospital.
According to doctors at Fortis Hospital in Noida Sector 62, Bagga is out of danger. "He is conscious and oriented. The injury is facial. Tests are being conducted upon him to ascertain the exact nature of injuries," said Dr RJ Bahadur of Fortis Hospital.