AJMER/JAIPUR: Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta alleged Saturday that two unidentified assailants fired at his car around 6 am while he was traveling from Ajmer to his home in New Delhi. Gupta had been in Ajmer to attend a court hearing Friday regarding his lawsuit claiming that a Shiva temple once existed beneath the dargah of 13th-century Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in the city.
The alleged attack occurred near Gagwana Ladpura Bridge on the outskirts of Ajmer. “The moment I heard the gunshots, I told my driver to accelerate immediately. When I glanced back, I saw two men on a motorcycle riding away in the opposite direction,” Gupta said. He lodged a police complaint and claimed the attack was an attempt to intimidate him and obstruct his legal battle over the Ajmer dargah.
Ajmer SP Vandita Rana said that a mark on Gupta’s car appeared to be from a pistol shot, but added that the investigation is still underway.
