Lucknow, January 31: The unknown miscreants shot retired Air Force officer Awadhesh Kumar Pathak (60) in Shopping Square 2 at late Friday night in the Sushant Golf City police station area of โโLucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, informed police.
The Police arrived on the scene, admitted the injured to the hospital and began further investigation.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) South Nipun Aggarwal said on Saturday that Awadhesh Kumar Pathak is originally from Hapur Gadari village in Sant Kabir Nagar district. Currently living in his private residence in Kabirpur village of Gosaiganj, he runs a shop called “Rasoi Bai Maa” in Shopping Square 1, shop number 222. In a complaint filed by his wife, it was stated that on Friday night, her husband was loading some items from the shop into his car when two unidentified men opened fire on him, hitting him above his right eye. He is undergoing treatment in the hospital.
The DCP, South, stated that a case has been lodged against two unidentified individuals based on the complaint. Footage from CCTV cameras installed at the scene and nearby is being examined. Eight special police teams have been formed to expedite the investigation. Local residents are also being questioned, and a thorough investigation is underway on all possible angles.