Former vice prez of AMU Student Union attacked, injured

Aligarh: A former vice president of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students union was shot at and stabbed by two assailants, leaving him seriously injured, the police said on Tuesday.

According to University Proctor Prof Mohsin Khan, the incident took place in Dodhpur locality, adjoining the AMU campus in Civil Lines area yesterday night.

Nadeem Ansari was rushed to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College where doctors said that he was "stable" and out of danger.

Police said Ansari was shot at and stabbed by two armed assailants who forced him to stop while he was heading to his home in a two-wheeler.

"The bullet missed his vital organs and passed through his shoulders. The miscreants then stabbed him but by then locals rushed to his rescue. The attackers then sped away," Prof Khan said on Tuesday.

In his statement to police, Ansari has named two former students of the University - Salman and Arman - both resident of Badaun district.