Journalist shot inside residence near Indian capital
NEW DELHI –A journalist was fired upon and wounded critically inside his residence near the Indian capital city New Delhi, police said Monday. The TV journalist Anuj Chaudhary working with a Hindi news channel was shot Sunday evening in Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) on the outskirts of New Delhi.
"Last evening two assailants came on a motorcycle and barged inside the house of Anuj Chaudhary, where they fired upon him in the stomach and right hand," a police official quoting family members said. "Chaudhary was immediately removed to hospital where he is being treated." Chaudhary is associated with Sahara Samay,
a Hindi TV news channel. "We are investigating the case from all angles to unmask the assailants," the police official said. Chaudhary's wife is a local politician associated with India's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a party that has support base in Uttar Pradesh and following among millions of low-caste Dalits.
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