<p>A 32-year-old bus driver was shot in the stomach by a property dealer here in an incident of road rage, police said Monday.<br /></p>.<p>The shooting was reported around 9.30 p.m. Sunday from Jagatpuri area in east Delhi, according to police. <br /><br />Mohammed Nazim, a private bus driver, was shot in the stomach by the 26-year-old property dealer, identified as Punit Gupta.<br /><br />Police said Gupta was forced to follow the bus for a long time as he could not get enough space to overtake it -- and when he finally did overtake the bus, he scrapod his car slightly. This angered Gupta who stopped his car in front of the bus and got into a heated argument with Nazim.<br /><br />"During the argument, Nazim first slapped one of Gupta's friends and then injured his three other friends with a knife. Later, Gupta pulled out a pistol and shot Nazim and fled from the spot," Deputy Commissioner of Police Ajay Kumar told IANS.<br /><br />Nazim was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is stated to be out of danger.Gupta was travelling in a Santro car along with his four friends - identified as Ankit, Pranab, Harsh and Yogi - when the incident took place.<br /><br />"Ankit, Pranab and Harsh were arrested near Mayur Vihar area after chasing the car they were travelling in but Gupta and Yogi managed to escape," said the official.<br /><br />The official said that Ankit, Pranab and Yogi received minor injuries in the fracas.</p>
<p>A 32-year-old bus driver was shot in the stomach by a property dealer here in an incident of road rage, police said Monday.<br /></p>.<p>The shooting was reported around 9.30 p.m. Sunday from Jagatpuri area in east Delhi, according to police. <br /><br />Mohammed Nazim, a private bus driver, was shot in the stomach by the 26-year-old property dealer, identified as Punit Gupta.<br /><br />Police said Gupta was forced to follow the bus for a long time as he could not get enough space to overtake it -- and when he finally did overtake the bus, he scrapod his car slightly. This angered Gupta who stopped his car in front of the bus and got into a heated argument with Nazim.<br /><br />"During the argument, Nazim first slapped one of Gupta's friends and then injured his three other friends with a knife. Later, Gupta pulled out a pistol and shot Nazim and fled from the spot," Deputy Commissioner of Police Ajay Kumar told IANS.<br /><br />Nazim was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is stated to be out of danger.Gupta was travelling in a Santro car along with his four friends - identified as Ankit, Pranab, Harsh and Yogi - when the incident took place.<br /><br />"Ankit, Pranab and Harsh were arrested near Mayur Vihar area after chasing the car they were travelling in but Gupta and Yogi managed to escape," said the official.<br /><br />The official said that Ankit, Pranab and Yogi received minor injuries in the fracas.</p>