New Delhi, In a predawn incident on Wednesday, two motorcycle-borne unidentified men fired bullets at the house of a Dubai-based businessman in northwest Delhi’s Pitampura, which struck walls and a car parked outside the residence.
Police is probing the Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s alleged involvement in the matter, officials said.
No injuries were reported, though the bullets struck a wall and a car parked outside the house of Jain, alias Google, police said. “There was no fresh threat after that. CCTV footage of the incident purportedly shows two men arriving on a motorcycle. the pillion rider had covered his face with a cloth While the person riding the bike was wearing a helmet. Police suspect the firing could be linked to an extortion attempt, though the exact motive is yet to be established.
Police said that the businessman Sahil Jain, alias Google, had received a threat from jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in 2021. Two unidentified men arrived on a motorcycle around 5 am and opened fire in the Lok Vihar area, according to the DCP.
No one has claimed responsibility for the firing, and we are working on the intelligence,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Akansha Yadav said. One of them is seen stepping off the motorcycle and firing several rounds before the duo flee the spot, sources said. Investigators are examining whether the attack was intended to intimidate Jain and whether any criminal gang was involved, they said.
Jain had allegedly received a threatening phone call from Bishnoi in 2021.
Bishnoi had threatened him and his family, with an audio clip of the alleged conversation subsequently going viral, sources said.
