Property dealer shot at, assailant lynched

JAIPUR: Two bike-borne men shot at a trader at his shop in Pilani town in Jhunjhunu district on Wednesday, after which a mob thrashed to death one of the assailants. While the trader, who is also a property dealer, is admitted to hospital with serious injuries, the other attacker managed to flee.
The incident took place at 2 pm at Nihali Chowk market in Pilani.
One Girdhari Lal Saini (45), a part-time property dealer, was sitting at his shoe shop along with his son and other staff when two men walked in after parking their bike outside. One of the assailants shot at Saini, injuring his hand.
Soon, a few people present there managed to grab one of the assailants, identified as Sunil Sharma (35), and started beating him. A large crowd, including local shopkeepers, reached the spot and joined the lynching. Later, police was informed, who reached the spot with an ambulance.
“The injured property dealer was rushed to government hospital, Sikar from where relatives took him to a private hospital in Jaipur. He sustained injuries on his wrist and head. The attacker was also rushed to government hospital, Pilani who was declared brought dead,” said deputy superintendent of police, Chirwa, Rajendra Singh.
“Saini is into property dealings and had some rivalry with one Anil Jaat, a Bhiwani-based businessman over a piece of land. He was attacked in the past as well and both of them had implicated each other in attempt to murder cases. There is a possibility that the attack is the outcome of the rivalry he had with those in Haryana,” said the DySP.