Surgeon shot at in south Delhi, shoots back at his attackers
The surgeon, who was hit thrice in the abdomen, told police that he suspects the role of his brother
He retaliated by firing at least 13 rounds from his licensed pistol.
A 65-year-old orthopaedic surgeon from the city was shot at thrice by unidentified men at his farmhouse in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri late Saturday night, police said. The men fired nearly two dozen bullets at the victim Hans U Nagar’s car.
The victim, Nagar, retaliated by firing at least 13 rounds from his licensed pistol and later told police that he believed that at least two of the three-four assailants were hit by his bullets.
Nagar has been admitted to a private hospital in Gurugram, where his condition is reported to be stable.
Nagar has told us that he suspects the role of his brothers behind the attack, said Romil Baaniya, deputy commissioner of police. “The three brothers were involved in a dispute over a property in Gurugram’s Berhampur village for the last decade. Multiple civil cases had been filed by the brothers against each other. We have called the two brothers for questioning,” said the DCP.
If the attack turns out to be over property, it would be the second such incident in three days involving families locked in property dispute resorting to violence. On Thursday night, two businessmen brothers and one other person were killed in a clash over parking in north Delhi.
Police said doctor Nagar practices at a prominent hospital in south Delhi and also runs his own clinic in Hauz Khas.
His daughter, Tanu, told reporters that the attack happened around 11.30pm on Saturday when the doctor was returning home from work. He had driven his car into his property when he was suddenly attacked by three-four men who were waiting for him.
The car bore 16 bullet holes even as the walls, trees and the road at the crime spot were found riddled with bullet marks. The DCP said 22 empty cartridges and two live rounds were recovered from the spot.
“The retaliatory firing forced the assailants to flee, but not before they had pumped three bullets into the doctor’s abdomen. The victim remembers seeing one or two of the attackers being hit by his bullets. We have alerted the hospitals in Delhi-NCR to inform us if they come across any suspicious case of people with bullet injuries,” said an investigator.
Nagar, meanwhile, was rushed to a private hospital in Gurugram where his condition is “stable”.
“The doctor is conscious and has been able to speak to us. He has named his two brothers and four other persons for planning the attack. He would often carry a licensed pistol as he feared being attacked,” said the DCP.
The officer said that it was too early to determine whether Nagar’s suspicions were credible and that the priority was to identify and nab the persons who carried out the attack.
There were a total of four CCTV cameras near the crime spot. However, none captured the criminals who are believed to have come on motorcycles.
The police have registered a case of attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy and under the Arms Act.
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Maharashtra assembly session begins with full recital of 'Vande Mataram'
Nagpur (PTI): Members of the Maharashtra assembly on Monday recited the full version of 'Vande Mataram' on the opening day of the legislature's winter session here, marking the 150th anniversary of the national song.
The House proceedings began with the customary recital of the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram, followed by 'Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha', the official state song.
Speaker Rahul Narwekar said, "It is a tradition of the legislature to recite the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram on the first day of every session. However, as this year marks 150 years since its composition, the House will recite the entire song."
The legislators then recited the full song.
Notably, the Lok Sabha has listed 'Discussion on the 150th anniversary of national song Vande Mataram' on Monday and allocated 10 hours for the debate.
The debate in Parliament is part of the year-long celebrations on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, a poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, and set to tune by Jadunath Bhattacharya.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hit out at the Congress, accusing it of removing key stanzas from the song in 1937 and sowing the seeds of partition.
On November 7, Modi launched year-long celebrations to commemorate the 150th year of Vande Mataram, aimed especially at youth and students to deepen awareness of the song's significance.
During the assembly session, Narwekar also announced the names Chainsukh Sancheti, Kishor Patil, Rahul Patil, Uttamrao Jankar, Ramdas Masram, Sameer Kunawar and Saroj Ahire as presiding officers. They will chair proceedings in the speaker's absence.
