A female journalist was shot at by a group of masked men while she was driving her car at east Delhi’s Vasundhara Enclave on Saturday night, June 23.
Going by the reports, the incident took place when the woman was driving her Hyundai i20 car around 12:30 am when a Maruti Swift suddenly intercepted her car.
The victim identified as Mitali Chandola, who lives in Noida and works with a media channel, told police that some masked men inside the car fired two shots at her. The bullets pierced through the front windshield and one of them hit her hand. The attackers also threw eggs on her car’s windshield before accelerating away.
Chandola has sustained bullet injuries in her arm and has been admitted to Dharamshila Hospital in east Delhi. The woman is currently out of danger.
“Prima facie it appears to be a case of a family dispute,” Jasmeet Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) told reporters.
The investigation is underway to ascertain the identity of the assailants, police said. The police are also investigating if the attackers targeted journalist at night with eggs to distract and rob them were involved in the attack. The police have launched a hunt for the accused.
