Morena (Madhya Pradesh): Two masked men shot at a grocer in the Banmore area in the Morena district late Thursday night, but the bullet missed the target hitting his brother and a worker of the shop.
Both sustained severe injuries and were undergoing treatment in a hospital in Gwalior.
According to reports, two masked bikers arrived at Umesh Shivhare’s shop at 10 pm on Thursday.
On entering shop, they called Mukesh. But no sooner had he come out of the shop than they shot at him. But just as Mukesh bent his head, the bullet went past him and hit Vinayak and Mukesh.
Umesh who had a close shave downed the shutter of the shop. The criminals then fired outside the shop to scare the public. Afterwards, they ran away.
Both Vinayak and Mukesh were sent to Gwalior for treatment. A video of the incident went viral, and traders closed the market to protest the incident.
Nevertheless, the market opened at 1pm after the senior police officers held a discussion with the traders and assured them of arresting the culprits within 48 hours.
The traders staged a sit-in demanding immediate action against the criminals. Following a call by the Vyapar Mandal president Ramesh Chandra Sharma, the traders closed the market.
When the traders were staging a sit-in, additional superintendent of police Surendra Singh Dabar reached the spot. He held talks with the traders and assured them of arresting the culprits within 48 hours.
BJP and Congress leaders also reached the spot where the traders were staging a sit-in.
