New Delhi: A Noida-based journalist was shot at by a group of unidentified assailants in East Delhi’s Ashok Nagar at around 12:30 am on Sunday.
Mitali Chandola, who works for a television channel in Noida, according to ANI, was attacked by masked men who fired two shots at her – one of which went through the front windshield while the other hit her hand. The attackers also threw eggs on her car’s windshield.
She has since been admitted to Dharamshila Hospital in east Delhi.
Joint commissioner of police (Eastern Range) Alok Kumar told the Hindustan Times that “Mitali Chandola was driving alone near Dharamshila Cancer Hospital when two bike-borne men intercepted her car and opened fire from the front. At least three bullets were fired, two hit and pierced the car’s front windshield.” He added that “eggs were also thrown at her car. One bullet hit her right arm. The woman was admitted to a nearby hospital. She will be shifted to AIIMS for surgery”.
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A case for attempt to murder has been registered at the New Ashok Nagar police station. According to NDTV, senior police officer Jasmeet Singh said, “She has received bullet injuries in her arm. She is out of danger. Prima facie it appears to be a case of family dispute.”
Previously, in 2008, a 26-year-old journalist, Soumya Viswanathan was shot dead in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj. Freelance journalist, Aparna Kalra was attacked by an unidentified person in April 2017.