Two bar employees injured after being shot at in Kochi

Two employees injured in firing at a liquor bar in Kochi; police launch hunt for accused.

Two employees at a liquor bar in Kochi were reportedly injured in an incident of firing by a group on the intervening night of February 11 and 12.

As per preliminary reports, the injured employees were identified as Sijin and Akhil of Edassery bar at Kathrikadavu. They sustained injuries in abdomen and leg respectively. Their condition is said to be stable at a private hospital where they were rushed to.

Reportedly, a skirmish had taken place between the bar employees and some customers at the bar over serving alcohol late on Sunday night.

The group, reportedly comprising four members, fired at the employees using what preliminary reports suggest was an air pistol.

The group had also allegedly beaten up the bar manager before venting their ire at the employees. They fled the scene in a car after the incident.

The Ernakulam Town North police have registered a case and launched a hunt for the accused. The police have reportedly got hold of CCTV images of the incident.