Times News Network
Varanasi: A tea seller Ashok Gupta was shot at by his two companions, with whom he was consuming liquor in Nadesar area under the limits of Cantonment police station on Sunday afternoon.
DIG Amit Pathak said that Gupta’s two companions including Shahid, who fled the scene after opening fire on him, had been identified and a named FIR has also been lodged against the duo. Gupta informed the police that Shahid and his accomplice consumed liquor with him near his tea kiosk and also showed him a pistol while they were sitting there. However, Gupta failed to give any reason as to why the duo opened fire on him, said the SSP adding that several police teams have been engaged for the early arrest of the assailants.
Locals informed the police that the sound of firing led to a chaos at the Nadesar market, which was partially opened due to weekly closure of Sunday. On noticing two persons escaping from Gupta’s kiosk on a motorcycle local natives and traders ran towards the shop where they found Gupta lying in a pool of blood. He was rushed to the SPG Divisional Hospital but was later shifted to a private hospital. Police said that his condition was stated to be stable.