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New Delhi: In yet another shooting incident, a Delhi Police officer was shot dead after a person started firing indiscriminately on a busy flyover before turning the gun on himself. A third person sustained a bullet injury and is undergoing treatment in a hospital.
According to information, the perpetrator, identified as Mukesh Kumar, started firing indiscriminately on the Meet Nagar flyover in northeast Delhi at around 11.45 am on Tuesday.
The victim, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector Dinesh Sharma posted in the Special Branch of Delhi Police, was travelling on his motorcycle when a bullet hit his chest. He was rushed to the GTB Hospital, but he was declared brought dead.
Amit Kumar, a 30-year-old who was also travelling on the flyover on his two-wheeler, sustained a bullet injury on his waist.
Meanwhile, the 44-year-old perpetrator Mukesh Kumar stopped an auto-rickshaw after the shooting rampage and forcible sat inside it. Mukesh also fired at the auto driver, Mehmood, when he resisted, but the latter made a narrow escape and jumped out.
Mukesh then shot himself on the head while sitting inside the auto-rickshaw.
Police recovered a 7.65 mm pistol on the passenger seat of the auto. Multiple live rounds and empty shells were also found at three spots on the flyover.
The reason behind the incident is being ascertained and a case of murder/attempt to murder has been registered.
