KOLKATA: A 25-year-old youth was shot at in Bansdroni’s Sonali Park around 10.55pm on Thursday.
The shooting allegedly involved five members of Nanti Ghosh’s gang that operates from Rania in Narendrapur. Cops said the target of the gang was promoter-cum-trader Pradip Debnath (34) and his family. The youth, Abhishek Mukherjee, a relative of Debnath, was staying in the same house and he suffered the bullet injury on his hand as he came out of the room.
He has been admitted to the SSKM Hospital. At least four rounds were fired within a few seconds, according to the police.
The incident was reminiscent of another shooting, in which the same gang had been involved, inside a pub at Haridevpur about six years ago.
Till Friday evening, cops arrested two of the accused from Sonarpur. They were identified as Subha (27), the eldest son of Nanti, and his aide, Kartik Das, from Titagarh. “Subho, Babu and three others of Nanti’s group targetted Debnath over an old rivalry involving real estate promoting. Cops said the gang suspected Debnath had been acting as a police informer and wanted to teach him a lesson.
The goons came on three bikes and asked Debnath to come out of his house, calling him uncle. As he did not respond, the accused pushed their guns through the grille to fire. Mukherjee stepped out of the house but did not find them initially.
The moment he saw the accused, he tried to run back, but by that time, they fired at him. We are looking for the rest, including the key accused, Babu,” said DC (SSD) Rashid Munir Khan.
Cops have slapped charges pertaining to an attempt to murder, grievous hurt and the Arms Act against the accused.
