After firing at car showroom for extortion, gangsters target hotel, sweets shop in Delhi

New Delhi: Hours after firing at a second-hand luxury car showroom in the national capital, two more incidents of firing have been reported, police said on Saturday.

. While some unidentified shooters targeted a hotel at south Delhi's Mahilpalpur area early Saturday, some assailants opened fire at a sweets shop in Sultanpur Mor in Nangloi later.

. No one was injured in the three firing incidents.

. According to a police officer, around 9:30 am on Saturday, two men with their faces covered came on a bike and opened three to four rounds of fire at 'Roshan Halwai'.

. No one was injured in the incident but there were some shattered glasses in the shop, the officer said.

. Police suspect the shooting was related to protection money of some gangsters.

.Man, four daughters kill selves by consuming 'poisonous substance' in Delhi's Vasant Kunj . After the firing at the sweets shop, a note with "Deepak Boxer Bhai, Ankesh Lakra Bhai and Vishal Bhai" --the names of gangsters -- written on it, police said.

. CCTV footage has been collected and a probe was underway, they said.

. Earlier around 2.30 am, two men came on a motorcycle and fired around five to six bullets at the main entrance gate of Impress Hotel in south Delhi.

. No one was injured in the incident, but some glasses were damaged, police said.

. Hotel staff and some guests were present in their rooms when the incident took place. Police has initiated a probe into the case.

. The hotel's receptionist, Khalida told PTI Video that she was not present during the firing as her shift started in the morning.

. She added, "They did not target anyone, but they opened fire at the gate. Five to six rounds were fired they and fled," Khalida said.

. On Friday night, three men opened fire at a second hand luxury car show room in Naraina in West Delhi. In this case also, no one was injured but the attackers targeted the cars in the showroom.

. Sources said it was an extortion bid by the Himanshu Bhau gang and a slip reading "Himanshu bhau since 2020" was recovered from the spot.

. The gangster has demanded Rs 5 crore from the owner of the car showroom as protection money, they said.

. According to police, the assailants fired more than two dozen bullets inside and outside the showroom.

. In a purported CCTV footage of the incident, which was surfaced on social media on Saturday, three men are seen firing at the cars in the showroom.

. In the video, a shooter is also seen pointing his gun at a customer and employee sitting inside the showroom.

After firing at car showroom for extortion, gangsters target hotel, sweets shop in Delhi

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