2 masked men open fire outside hotel in Haryana's Kurukshetra, no one injured

Kurukshetra, Jun 26 (PTI) Two masked men opened fire in front of a hotel located on National Highway 44, about five km from Shahabad Markanda in Haryana's Kurukshetra district early Thursday, police said.

Superintendent of Police, Kurukshetra, Nitish Aggarwal told PTI that the two assailants arrived at the hotel around 5 am on a motorcycle and fired 10 to 15 rounds.

They briefly entered the hotel and left a note at the reception counter, and then fired several more rounds outside the premises before fleeing. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Aggarwal said eight police teams have been formed to investigate the case and apprehend the culprits, adding that the content of the note left by the attackers is being examined, he said.

When asked if the incident was linked to the liquor mafia, he said, "It doesn't appear so at the moment, but the connection can only be confirmed after a thorough investigation." The incident comes close on the heels of another incident in Shahabad, where liquor contractor Shantanu was shot dead near Meena Market on the National Highway.

On Tuesday, wanted criminal Romil Vohra, linked to multiple murders in Haryana, including the Kurukshetra liquor contractor murder case and arms cases in Delhi, was shot dead near the Delhi-Haryana border. PTI Cor SUN MNK MNK