Dramatic Courtroom Shooting: Key Suspect in Ex-MLA Attack Rushed to AIIMS

Saurabh Patyal, involved in a local MLA attack, was shot in a court premises and rushed to AIIMS. He is among 13 suspects facing trial over an attack on Congress leader Bamber Thakur. One of the assailants has been caught; the other is being hunted.

In a shocking turn of events, Saurabh Patyal, allegedly involved in an attack on a local MLA, was shot at within court premises and immediately rushed to AIIMS with critical injuries, police confirmed on Thursday.

Patyal, one of 13 accused in the attack on Congress leader Bamber Thakur, the ex-MLA from the Bilaspur assembly seat, was gunned down by unidentified men while attending a court hearing. The incident stems from a February 23 altercation inside the office of the general manager of Dilip Buildcon Limited.

Bilaspur Deputy Superintendent of Police Madan Dhiman revealed that Patyal was initially taken to a local hospital before being transferred to AIIMS. He also confirmed that one assailant has been apprehended while an intense manhunt for the second is ongoing.

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