New Delhi: Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad sustained a bullet injury after his convoy was shot at by unknown assailants in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur on Wednesday, June 28. The bullet grazed Aazad’s abdomen and he was admitted to Deoband Hospital.
“The assailants were in a car and opened fire on Aazad’s SUV from the right side. A bullet grazed his abdomen. He has been admitted to a hospital,” the superintendent of police (city) Abimanyu Manglik told the news agency PTI.
The attack occurred after Aazad was departing from attending a ritual at a supporter’s home.
A police officer said that the Ambedkarite activist’s convoy “was fired at by a few car-borne armed men”. According to Hindustan Times, Aazad told the police in his statement that his people had “identified” the assailants. “Their car went towards Saharanpur. We took a U-Turn. Five of us, including my younger brother, were in the car when the incident occurred.”
The car in which Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad was travelling in when he was shot at. Photo: Facebook/bhimarmychief001
Photographs of an injured Aazad were shared on his Facebook account, with the post also asking the police to take “strict action” against the culprits and provide security to the Azad Samaj Party president.
“The murderous attack on Bhim Army Chief and National President Bhai Chandrashekhar Azad in Deoband, Saharanpur is a cowardly act to stop the Bahujan Mission Movement! Immediate arrest of the accused, strict action and National President Bhai Chandrashekhar Azad ji demands security!” the Facebook post said.