E-rickshaw driver injured in shooting

New Delhi: A 54-year-old e-rickshaw driver was allegedly shot at by two men after he asked them to get down from his vehicle in northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park on Friday.

The injured man, identified as Ehsan, a resident of Shastri Park, and is under treatment.

During inquiry, Ehsan told police that two men had boarded his e-rickshaw. When he asked them to get down from the vehicle, an argument broke out between them. The situation soon escalated, following which one of the accused allegedly opened fire at him before the duo attempted to flee.

Police said one of the suspects was overpowered by the public at the scene and subsequently taken into custody, while the other was absconding. A case under sections of BNS and Arms Act was registered.