<p>A 21-year-old youth was shot in the neck by three men on a motorcycle for resisting a robbery in west Delhi’s Paschim Vihar on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The victim and his father supply milk to Mother Dairy booths and were unloading milk containers from a vehicle when they were attacked, police said.<br /><br />The victim has been identified as Rajesh Kumar who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district and lives with family in west Delhi’s Khayala.<br /><br />Police said he is undergoing treatment at the AIIMS trauma centre.<br />“Rajesh was with his father Bhagan when the incident took place around 5.30 am in Paschim Puri Pocket-1,” said Ranvir Singh, Additional Commissioner of Police (West).<br />As per the daily schedule, Bhagan and Rajesh left home at 4 am and had reached Paschim Puri Pocket-1 for one of the last stops for the day. <br /><br />Bhagan told Deccan Herald that he was unloading the milk containers outside a Mother Dairy booth when he was approached by the three man.<br /><br />“The three men told me to hand over cash, but I told them that I was not carrying any. They then checked my pockets and did not find any cash,” Bhagan said.<br /><br />Soon, the men lost patience and whipped out country-made pistols.<br />“They started thrashing me and were checking the vehicle for cash and other valuables when Rajesh also came there from a Mother Dairy booth,” Bhagan added.<br /><br />Seeing his father being hit, Rajesh intervened and tried to overpower the accused.<br />“Rajesh succeeded in catching one of the accused, but his accomplice opened fire. One shot was fired by the attackers, which hit Rajesh in the neck,” Bhagan said.<br /><br />Rajesh collapsed after which the three accused fled from the spot on a motorcycle. They, however, left a country-made pistol on the spot.Bhagan informed police and took a profusely bleeding Rajesh to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, from where he was referred to AIIMS.<br /><br />He has undergone an emergency surgery, and his condition is stated to be critical.<br />A case of attempt to murder under Indian Penal Code and Arms Act has been filed with Madipur police station.Bhagan told police that he had seen the attackers.<br />Police have checked CCTV footage to identify the accused but none of them has been identified so far.<br /><br /></p>
<p>A 21-year-old youth was shot in the neck by three men on a motorcycle for resisting a robbery in west Delhi’s Paschim Vihar on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The victim and his father supply milk to Mother Dairy booths and were unloading milk containers from a vehicle when they were attacked, police said.<br /><br />The victim has been identified as Rajesh Kumar who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district and lives with family in west Delhi’s Khayala.<br /><br />Police said he is undergoing treatment at the AIIMS trauma centre.<br />“Rajesh was with his father Bhagan when the incident took place around 5.30 am in Paschim Puri Pocket-1,” said Ranvir Singh, Additional Commissioner of Police (West).<br />As per the daily schedule, Bhagan and Rajesh left home at 4 am and had reached Paschim Puri Pocket-1 for one of the last stops for the day. <br /><br />Bhagan told Deccan Herald that he was unloading the milk containers outside a Mother Dairy booth when he was approached by the three man.<br /><br />“The three men told me to hand over cash, but I told them that I was not carrying any. They then checked my pockets and did not find any cash,” Bhagan said.<br /><br />Soon, the men lost patience and whipped out country-made pistols.<br />“They started thrashing me and were checking the vehicle for cash and other valuables when Rajesh also came there from a Mother Dairy booth,” Bhagan added.<br /><br />Seeing his father being hit, Rajesh intervened and tried to overpower the accused.<br />“Rajesh succeeded in catching one of the accused, but his accomplice opened fire. One shot was fired by the attackers, which hit Rajesh in the neck,” Bhagan said.<br /><br />Rajesh collapsed after which the three accused fled from the spot on a motorcycle. They, however, left a country-made pistol on the spot.Bhagan informed police and took a profusely bleeding Rajesh to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, from where he was referred to AIIMS.<br /><br />He has undergone an emergency surgery, and his condition is stated to be critical.<br />A case of attempt to murder under Indian Penal Code and Arms Act has been filed with Madipur police station.Bhagan told police that he had seen the attackers.<br />Police have checked CCTV footage to identify the accused but none of them has been identified so far.<br /><br /></p>
