Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad injured in gun attack in UP

TIL Desk/National/Saharanpur/ Dalit leader and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on his car in Deoband on Wednesday, the police said. Aazad (36) had gone to attend a terhavin ritual at a supporter’s home Saharanpur district’s Deoband, they said, adding the assailants fired multiple shots at his SUV when he was leaving.

“The assailants were in a car and opened fire on Azad’s SUV from the right side. A bullet grazed his abdomen. He has been admitted to a hospital and his condition is stable,” superintendent of police (city) Abimanyu Manglik said. According to police, the vehicle used by the assailants carried a Haryana registration number.

“The borders of the district have been sealed and a massive operation to track the assailant and their vehicle has been launched,” said Manglik. The officer added the Saharanpur police has also reached out to its counterpart in adjoining districts to seek their support in the effort to nab the attackers. Aazad heads the Aazad Samaj Party which he founded in March 2020.