Mumbai, Oct 18 Two assailants allegedly opened fire at a man near a college in central Mumbai, with the police nabbing both suspects within an hour of the shooting, an official said on Sunday.
The incident occurred at a busy four-road junction near SIWS College on R A Kidwai Road in Wadala on Saturday night when the accused arrived in a cab and fired three rounds targeting the victim, the official from Matunga police station said.
The victim, however, managed to escape unhurt, he said.
He said that the police launched a swift operation and intercepted the fleeing suspects, apprehending them within an hour.
The police recovered two pistols and a cartridge from the accused, Anja Khan alias Ali Dawood Khan, and Soheb, both residents of Wadala, the official said.
The suspects and the victim hailed from Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, and the shooting may have been a fallout of an old rivalry, he said, adding that a probe is underway.
(PTI News)
