Trader shot at in Lajpat Nagar

Kumar was riding his scooter through Lajpat Nagar around 10 pm when two bike-borne persons opened fire. “The assailants fled after the incident. Kumar then drove to the nearby Sai Market and cried for help. Some shopkeepers took him to Moolchand hospital in an autorickshaw,” said a senior police officer.

Police have ruled out robbery as the motive for the attack,as Kumar was not carrying a large amount of cash or valuables. “There has been no robbing. Most likely,it is a case of enmity or revenge,” the official added.

Kumar’s nephew,who was present outside the ICU ward of the Moolchand Hospital,said Kumar did not have bad relations with anyone.

“My uncle was shot in the stomach. He is better now,and doctors say he will soon be well enough to talk to us. We do not know why this happened because he never had any enemies,or so we thought,” he said.