New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) Three men opened fire outside a spare parts shop in an attempted robbery bid in northeast Delhi, a police officer said on Thursday.

According to the police, the 67-year-old complainant Jitender Gupta, along with his wife, was at his shop near Ghonda Chowk on Yamuna Vihar Road on Wednesday when the incident took place around 7.30 pm.

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"Two men, believed to be aged 20-25, entered the shop under the pretext of purchasing some spare parts. While they engaged with Gupta, a third individual attempted to forcefully shut the shop's shutter from outside," the police officer said.

"Gupta raised an alarm, drawing the attention of a neighbouring shopkeeper who opened the shutter," the officer said. At this point, the trio fled, with one of the individuals firing a shot from a pistol into the air, he added.

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The officer said no one received any injury in the firing.

A fired pistol cartridge was recovered from outside the shop, the police said.

An FIR has been registered and further investigation is on to identify and nab the accused, they said.

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