Two motorbike-borne pers🀅ons allegedly opened fire at former Malegaoℱn mayor Abdul Malik near a petrol pump in Maharashtra's Nashik district in the wee hours of Monday, a police official said.
Ma🌼lik was injured and rushed ꦉto a nearby hospital where his condition was reported to be stable, they said.
The incident 𒁃took place at 1.20 am when Malik was sitting outside a shop on the Old Agra road, a Malegaon city police official said.
Two unidentified persons reached there on the motorbike and allegedly fired three rounds at him. Malik received wou♈nds on his chest and leg, he said.
He was rushed to a hospital wh𝔉ere he is recuperating, the police said.
The police have registered a case against the two unidentified persons under relevant Indian Penal Code sections, including 307 (attempt to murder). Further investigation is un𒊎derway, the official added.
