Two policemen had a narrow escape after assailants opened fire on them in the busy Connaught Place in the heart of the capital, police said. One of the attacker has been arrested.
The incident happened at Super Bazar around 9 p.m., when three men opened four rounds of fire opened on constables Prateek and Sandeep.
However, people overpowered one of the assailants and roughed him up before handing him over to police. The other two managed to escape.
Police said the attacker was taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. They are trying to establish his identity, and of the other two.
Published 11 October 2014, 17:52 IST