Father, Son Shot At Over Car Parking In Delhi's Yamuna Vihar, Probe On

A man and his son were allegedly shot at in Delhi's Yamuna Vihar area over car parking, Both have been hospitalised.

A man and his son were allegedly shot at in Delhi's Yamuna Vihar area over car parking, Both have been hospitalised.

A man and his son have allegedly been shot at in Delhi's Yamuna Vihar area after an altercation with the owner of a car over a parking spot. Saurabh Aggarwal said his father and brother got into an altercation with the accused when they asked him to remove his car following which the incident took place.

Virender Aggarwal sustained a gunshot wound to his chest and his son Sachin Aggarwal in his hand. They were rushed by locals to a hospital and are stated to be out of danger, a senior police officer said.

"Last night when my father and brother returned home, they saw a car blocking the nearby road. They urged the car owner to remove his vehicle, but he started to abuse and threaten them," Saurabh Aggarwal told news agency ANI.

"Soon after the car owner gathered 10-15 people with guns. Then, one person from this group fired bullets injuring my father and brother. My father who is in critical condition & brother injured are admitted to a private hospital," he added.

Delhi Police has said, "There's no communal angle in the matter. Fight between the victims and the accused broke out over car parking after they returned from a wedding. Initially, the matter was solved but then accused Arif along with two people reached victim Virendra's residence."

"There the accused started fighting where he shot at the victims. Efforts are underway to nab the accused Arif while another was beaten up by people in the area and has been nabbed by police," the police added.

According to police, the incident took place late Thursday night when the victims were returning home from a marriage function. As they approached their residence, they saw a neighbour's car parked on the road in a way that there was no space left for another vehicle to pass, they said.

They asked the neighbour, identified as Arif, to move his car and an argument broke out. The situation was momentarily brought under control as Arif's landlord Furkaan and other local people intervened, police said.

But Arif arrived at the Aggarwals' residence a little later along with a few other people and started arguing with the family, the officer said. The quarrel escalated and Arif and his associates opened fire, injuring Virender and Sachin, he added.

Virender's other son Saurabh Aggarwal said 10-15 rounds were fired by the group.

Police said local people managed to catch one of Arif's associates when they were fleeing after the incident, and beat him up.

According to police, Arif deals in second-hand cars and had shifted to the neighbourhood around seven to eight months ago. Further investigation is underway. 

(With inputs from PTI)