New Delhi: Hours after the shooting at a showroom of used luxury cars in the national capital, two more incidents of firing have been reported. Police gave this information on Saturday. In the early hours of Saturday, some unidentified assailants targeted a hotel in South Delhi’s Mahipalpur area, while later some assailants opened fire at a sweet shop at Sultanpur More in Nangloi.
No one was injured in all three incidents of firing. According to a police officer, around 9:30 am on Saturday, two men with their faces covered came on a motorcycle and fired three-four bullets at ‘Roshan Halwai’ shop.
The official said no one was injured in the incident, but some glass in the shop was broken. Police suspect that the firing is related to some gangsters demanding extortion. Police said that after the firing at the sweet shop, a pamphlet was found on which the names of gangsters – “Deepak Boxer Bhai, Ankesh Lakra Bhai and Vishal Bhai” were written.
Police said CCTV footage has been collected and investigation is underway. Earlier, around 2:30 am on Friday, two people came on a motorcycle and fired five to six bullets at the main entrance of ‘Empress Hotel’ located in South Delhi.
Police said no one was injured in the incident, but some glass windows were damaged. Employees and some guests were present in the hotel at the time of the incident. Police has started the investigation of the matter. On Friday night, three people opened fire at a used luxury car showroom in Naraina area of West Delhi. There was no casualty in this case also.
Sources said it was an attempt at extortion by the Himanshu Bhau gang. He told that the gangster has demanded Rs 5 crore as extortion money from the car showroom owner. According to police, the attackers fired more than two dozen bullets inside and outside the showroom.