Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan suffers bullet injury after shot at in UP’s Saharanpur

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan was shot at by unidentified assailants in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening.

Initial reports suggest that two bullets were fired at the Bhim Army chief’s car, one of them grazing Ravan.

Azad was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

“I don’t remember well but my people identified them. Their car went towards Saharanpur. We took a U-Turn. Five of us, including my younger brother, were in the car when the incident occurred,” Azad said in a statement to police.

VIDEO | Police officials talk to Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad at a hospital in UP's Saharanpur, where he is undergoing treatment after being hit by a bullet shell on his back during an attack on his convoy earlier today. Azad's injury is not serious as the bullet grazed… pic.twitter.com/i6kltbWtuV

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Saharanpur SSP Dr Vipin Tada said that Azad’s convoy was fired at by a few car-borne armed men.

“Half an hour back, the convoy of Chandra Shekhar Azad was fired at by a few car-borne armed men. A bullet brushed past him. He is alright and has been taken to CHC for medical treatment. Police is investigating the matter,” the officer said.