New Delhi: Unidentified men fired multiple shots at a car in which Lawrence Bishnoi’s lawyer’s husband and his associates were travelling on Tuesday night, police said. The firing happened around 10.15pm near the Marghat Wale Hanuman Temple, which is near Kashmere Gate. One of the occupants, a man identified as Sandeep by police, suffered a gunshot wound in the shoulder. Sources said the shooters, who could be of a rival group, tailed the car and fired at least four rounds. Police said CCTV footage of the shooting is being analysed. The special cell and crime branch are probing the matter. Five people were in the vehicle at the time of the firing. Among them was Deepak Khatri, whose wife is Lawrence’s lawyer. She was not in the car. According to a senior police officer, Sandeep, who suffered the gunshot injury, works with an NGO and is associated with Khatri. Videos recorded shortly after the shooting showed that the rear window of the car had shattered. Another video has surfaced in which a man was seen sitting on the road, close to the car. Police said the bike-borne trio fired from behind the car and fled. According to the victims’ statements, three people were on the motorcycle that tailed the car and peppered the vehicle with bullets. A forensic team is present at the scene, and the matter is being investigated from every possible angle, a police source said. Law enforcement officials are reviewing the CCTV footage collected from nearby areas to reconstruct the sequence of events. Cops are probing whether it was orchestrated by a rival group.
