Exclusive: "Not Afraid Of Bullets," Says Bhim Army Chief Day After Attack
NDTV
Chandrashekhar Azad expressed disbelief that such an incident could occur on a highway in his home state and questioned the law and order in Uttar Pradesh.
Chandrashekhar Azad, leader of the Bhim Army and the president of the Azad Samaj Party, on Thursday said he escaped by ducking just in time as an unknown number of assailants fired at least four bullets at his car a day ago in the state's Saharanpur district.
Mr Azad was visiting an activist whose mother had recently died in the Deoband district. On his way back, his car was fired upon by armed men near Deoband, leaving him wounded. One bullet grazed him, and shrapnel entered his back.
In an interview with NDTV from his hospital bed, Mr Azad detailed the attack, stating that his car was next to the attackers' vehicle when they fired four bullets. One of the bullets came from the front, prompting him to duck, while another entered the backrest near his waist. The attackers then stopped their car in front of his, spoke to him, and fired two more bullets into the air.
"A bullet came from the front and I ducked. The second bullet entered the cushion, touching my waist. The windscreen and the rear glass shattered as they fired again. Then he (one attacker) stopped the car in front and said something to me and fired two bullets in the air," he said.
