Kota grain trader has a narrow escape after six men fire at him | Jaipur News
According to police, the incident took place at 11am when three of the six assailants came outside the shop belonging to Kailash Meena. “All the three took his name and when Meena came out, one of the assailants opened five rounds of fire. Luckily, he was unhurt,” said a senior police officer of Gumanpura police station area while talking to TOI on the phone. Meena is a commission agent who deals in fruits, vegetables and food grains at the mandi. The businessman informed the police that he has no rivalry or dispute with anyone and showed his ignorance on identification of any of the assailants. As the assailants missed their target they managed to flee from the scene on two bikes.
Soon after the incident the victim intimated the police control room and a team of senior police officers rushed to the spot.
“Six armed assailants had come, and they had fired five rounds. On the basis of CCTV footage available various teams are working to trace them. Any apparent reason behind the attack on the businessman is not yet known,” the officer added.
When contacted, Vikas Pathak, superintendent of police, Kota, said, “It is known that the victim had a dispute in 2007 with a man identified as Liyaqat. But if this attack is related to that is yet to be known. We have identified all the six assailants and we will make possible arrests in this connection. Meena has a reputation of being abusive with his fellow traders and others,” Pathak added.
