Dr Hans Nagar, attacked while entering his farmhouse, suspects a property dispute with brothers as the reason
Around two dozen rounds of gunshots were exchanged in South Delhi's Gadaipur area after around four men opened indiscriminate fire at the renowned doctor and former AIIMS orthopaedician Dr Hans Nagar.
Nagar, in self-defence, used his licensed pistol to fire back at the criminals who were injured in the incident, however, they managed to flee. Nagar told the police that an ongoing property dispute among the brothers might be the reason behind the attack.
Dr Hans Nagar was returning home late on Saturday night to his farmhouse at Gadaipur in Fatehpur Beri when the incident took place. Nagar was on his way to his house in his white Kwid car. Before he could approach his house, Three-four persons were already standing in the jungle area. As he approached his house they opened fire on him.
He opened the first main gate of the farmhouse and was aproaching the second gate towards his residence's main complex when around the peopls fired at him. Nagar fired retaliatory shots.
"We received a call regarding the incident around 1:05 am. Nagar suspected his brothers identified as John and Ron and four other persons behind the planning of the attack. He said a long-standing property dispute between him and brothers over lands in Delhi and Gurgaon was the motive behind the attack," said Romil Baaniya, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South. Baaniya further stated that Nagar's condition is stated to be stable and he is consious.
Investigating officials revealed that the victim in retaliation also fired 12-13 rounds from his licensed pistol. Nagar also informed the police that 1-2 accused persons who fired at him were injured as well when he fired at them but they managed to escape. The police have also alerted hospitals in Delhi and NCR in case the accused persons approach them for treatment.
"Twenty-two empty cartridges and two live rounds of 9mm and 0.32 bore were recovered from the location. A case under sections of 307 (attempt to murder),120B ( punishment of criminal conspiracy), 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 25/27 Arms Act has been registered at the Fatehpur Beri police station," said Baaniya.
Nagar is married to a foreigner and has five children, two of whom are based abroad and three daughters live in the country.
PAST ATTACK DUE TO PROPERTY DISPUTE
Last Thursday, three persons of a same family - a couple and the younger brother - were killed and the 25-year-old son of one of them was injured after a fight over parking turned ugly. The incident took place in North-West Delhi’s Model town area where the deceased brothers - Jaspal Singh (52) and Gurjeet Singh (48) - resided along with their families. The police on Friday arrested two persons in connection with the crime.
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