<p>A 52-year-old Right to Information activist was shot at by two motorcycle-borne assailants near his house in south Delhi’s Chhawla on Tuesday, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Parmanand Sharma sustained two bullet injuries and is currently in hospital in a serious but stable condition.<br /><br />According to his family, it was the first direct attack on the RTI activist and one in a string of similar attempts to intimidate him.<br /><br />“We were informed soon after Parmanand was shot around 10 pm outside his home,” said a police officer.<br /><br />A team had rushed to the spot and took him to the local hospital where he was admitted with bullet injuries in the hand and thigh.<br /><br />An initial enquiry has revealed that Parmanand was involved in a property dispute and might have been attacked due to it. <br /><br />“According to his family, some local builders have apparently been against Parmanand and his family and have been pressurising them to vacate their home for some time,” the officer added.<br /><br />The family has also claimed that a similar attempt had been made to scare them a month ago when some men had fired indiscriminately outside their house.<br /><br />A case of attempt to murder has been registered with Chhawla police station.<br /><br />Police were pursuing several leads based on the initial investigation and interrogating local criminals about their possible involvement in the incident.</p>
<p>A 52-year-old Right to Information activist was shot at by two motorcycle-borne assailants near his house in south Delhi’s Chhawla on Tuesday, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Parmanand Sharma sustained two bullet injuries and is currently in hospital in a serious but stable condition.<br /><br />According to his family, it was the first direct attack on the RTI activist and one in a string of similar attempts to intimidate him.<br /><br />“We were informed soon after Parmanand was shot around 10 pm outside his home,” said a police officer.<br /><br />A team had rushed to the spot and took him to the local hospital where he was admitted with bullet injuries in the hand and thigh.<br /><br />An initial enquiry has revealed that Parmanand was involved in a property dispute and might have been attacked due to it. <br /><br />“According to his family, some local builders have apparently been against Parmanand and his family and have been pressurising them to vacate their home for some time,” the officer added.<br /><br />The family has also claimed that a similar attempt had been made to scare them a month ago when some men had fired indiscriminately outside their house.<br /><br />A case of attempt to murder has been registered with Chhawla police station.<br /><br />Police were pursuing several leads based on the initial investigation and interrogating local criminals about their possible involvement in the incident.</p>
