Retired IAF personnel shot at in lucknow
The Hindu
Retired IAF personnel shot in Lucknow; police investigate attack with special teams and examine CCTV footage.
A 60-year-old retired Indian Air Force personnel was shot at in a shopping complex in the Sushant Golf City area of Lucknow, police said on Saturday (January 31, 2026).
At least two people were involved in the attack, they said.
"The incident occurred around 10.15 p.m. on Friday at Shopping Square-2 in Ansal Sushant Golf City, following which the police control room received information through Dial-112," DCP (South) Nipun Agarwal said.
Avadhesh Kumar Pathak, a resident of Sant Kabir Nagar district, is currently residing in Lucknow and runs a shop named 'Rasoi By Maa' at Shopping Square-1, the police said.
Mr. Pathak was keeping some items from his shop in his car when two unknown individuals fired at him, with a bullet hitting him above his right eye, they said.
He was immediately rushed to Medanta Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment, and doctors said his condition is stable and he is out of danger, they added.
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