A major law-and-order incident unfolded in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri on Thursday when unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire on a Scorpio SUV in broad daylight outside the City Police Station. After carrying out the attack, the assailants fled the scene on foot.

Panic gripped the area due to the firing. Seven passengers travelling in the Scorpio were critically injured and were sent to PGIMS Rohtak for treatment. Eyewitnesses confirmed that the firing was so sudden that there was chaos all around.

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Upon receiving the information of the incident, the City Police reached the site and rushed the injured to Charkhi Dadri Civil Hospital. All of the seven injured were referred to PGIMS Rohtak after getting first aid there, as the injuries were serious.

The injured have been identified as Ankit from Mankawas, Kirtiman from Hisar, Krishna from Mahendragarh, Suraj from Manheru, Ankit from Bhiwani, Vijay alias Sunny from Hisar, and Amit from Fatehgarh.

Senior police officers, including the Superintendent of Police (SP), the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and other officials, reached the spot and inspected the crime scene.

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Police have sealed off the scene, and an investigation is underway. A forensics team is also at the scene gathering evidence while CCTV footage from surrounding cameras is being reviewed in the hunt for the assailants.

The broad daylight firing outside a police station has created panic in the city. Police have launched raids to trace the attackers and are investigating all possible angles. The motive behind the shooting has not yet been established.