One dead, another injured in shooting outside Noida bank

NOIDA: A 30-year-old man was killed and another injured after unidentified assailants opened fire at them outside a bank in Sector 46 on Thursday night. Police suspect personal rivalry to be the motive behind the incident that took place around 7.30pm, outside the branch of HDFC bank.

“The deceased was identified as Anil and the injured as Harinath. Both men go by single names. They were walking by when the two assailants, who came on a motorcycle, shot them. Both victims sustained at least one bullet to the head,” senior superintendent of police Ajay Pal Sharma said.

Police said the incident was reported by the manager of the bank and a police team was at the spot by 8pm.

Both the victims were brought to the district hospital, where Anil was declared dead on arrival and Harinath was referred to a hospital in Delhi.

“His condition is critical at the moment,” said the SSP.

An Aadhaar card was recovered from Harinath along with phones and a bag containing clothes.

“From these, we were able to ascertain that both men were from Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. We could not reach their families, however, the local police have been notified,” Sharma said.

He said prima facie, it seems that a personal rivalry may be the motive for the attack.