Gunshots fired inside MG road mall; two suffer grave injuries

Gurugram: Rivalry between the two groups took an ugly turn in Gurugram as 15 people on late Sunday night entered inside the Grand Mall on MG road with an objective to eliminate their rivals. In the deadly scenario, two persons namely Pravinder and Praveen were attacked with sticks and sharp weapons. The assailants even fired gunshots at them.

The brazen incident that was caught in the CCTV cameras occurred at around 11:30 pm. It resulted in the victims sustaining severe injuries from the bullets. The two are presently admitted at a private hospital in the city where their condition is said to be stable. Hours after the incident, the Gurugram police arrested two people –Mintoo who is from Faridabad and –Amit belonging to Sohna.

"This seems to be a case of personal rivalry that has been festering for years. On Sunday, after getting the information of the whereabouts of the victim, the rival groups decided to attack them at this specific location," said Inspector Ravinder Singh, spokesperson Gurugram police

The law enforcement officials are in the process to hunt down other culprits that are involved in the deadly crime. Already notorious for its deteriorating law and order, Sunday's incident again reflected various lapses in maintenance of security.

The entire incident took place when there was substantial number of people who were present in the mall. Moreover the group of people were able to not only enter the mall with the deadly weapons but were able to carry out the attack for minutes inside the commercial premises.

While incidents of thefts, molestation and drunken driving are major complaints that are received from the mall mile, of late there are also various incidents of murder and attempt to murder are also being reported.

This year there have been two attempts where drivers in the fit of rage tried to run over the cops who were trying to stop them. Last year in October, a 34-year-old woman was brutally at the MG road metro station after her jilted lover stabbed her 30 times in broad daylight. Intense gang war resulted in a major shoot out incident at the area with an objective to kill Rakesh Hayatpur. Though he survived, an auto driver unfortunately had to pay with his life.