VIKRAM DITYA SHARMA/FEROZEPORE

In a late evening incident, one person identified as Lalit Kumar alias Lalli sustained bullet injuries following firing three motorcycle borne persons opened fire towards him outside Central Jail.

As per information, the incident took place at around 7.40 pm when Lalli along with his two associates, was waiting outside the Central Jail to receive their friend who was getting released on bail. Suddenly, three unidentified motorcycle borne persons arrived there and fired three rounds towards them in which Lalli got badly injured. He was rushed to a private hospital where his condition is said to be critical.

Notably, Lalli himself has a criminal record and had been reportedly booked in number of cases related to attempt to murder besides Arms Act. Recently he was released on bail.

As soon as the matter was reported, senior officials including SP (D) Randhir Kumar reached the spot and took stock of the situation. The SP said that the police has started its investigation and were checking the CCTVs to get information about the three assailants.