Four men were on Saturday arrested for firing at Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad in Deoband.
The four persons were arrested by the Ambala unit of Haryana Special Task Force in coordination with the Uttar Pradesh Police near a dhaba in Shahzadpur area of Ambala.
The accused were identified as Vikas, Prashant and Lovish, all from UP’s Saharanpur. The fourth accused Vikas hails from Haryana’s Karnal.
No weapon was recovered from them.
The police had registered a case of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code and under relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, were registered at Deoband police station.
Aman Kumar, deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Ambala STF unit, said the accused were handed over to the UP Police for further probe.
The Dalit icon was travelling in an SUV when unidentified assailants opened fire on his car at Gandhi Colony in Deoband. Azad sustained injuries and was rushed to SBD hospital for treatment.
