Man critically injured after being shot at in Haryana court premises

Chandigarh: A man was critically injured after being shot at by unidentified assailants at a court complex in Haryana's Bhiwani district on Thursday, police said.

He was rushed to a hospital in Bhiwani, from where he was referred to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak, they said.

According to police, the man, identified as Lavjit of Mokhra village in Rohtak district, was sitting on a chair in the court complex when the incident took place.

When contacted, the Bhiwani Deputy Superintendent of Police (headquarters) said, "Police teams have been formed to nab the accused. A team has gone to Rohtak and will record the statement of the injured when he is declared fit for it." Asked about the purpose of Lavjit's visit to court, the DSP said the case is being investigated. "We are yet to take the statement of the injured person," he said.

Meanwhile, the opposition Congress hit out at the BJP government over the incident, alleging a break down of law and order.

Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that 'jungle raj' prevailed in the state.

"Today, in Bhiwani court premises, miscreants fired a barrage of bullets in broad daylight, leaving a young man from Rohtak badly injured and bleeding!" Surjewala said in an X post in Hindi.

He alleged that the ruling BJP "has handed over the lives of the people of Haryana to goondas, miscreants, criminals and mafias, surrendering the entire state to them!"