New Delhi, June 23: Unidentified assailants fired multiple shots at journalist Mitali Chandola last night. The incident was reported in Ashok Nagar locality at 12:30 am on Sunday, when the scribe was driving her car. The Delhi Police has registered a complaint and initiated an inquiry into the case.

The unidentified attackers, who were travelling in Maruti Suzuki, first threw eggs at the victim who was moving in her Hyundai i20. When she did not stop, they attempted overtaking her and fired multiple gun shots. Delhi: ABP News Team Fired Upon by Bike-Borne Assailants at Barapullah Bridge

One of the bullets passed through the windshield and hit Chandola. Her condition, however, is reported to be stable.

In her complaint to the police, Chandolia said she could not see the assassins as their faces were covered with masks.

"Two masked assailants first threw eggs at the front glass of my car and when I did not stop, they fired two shots at me," she said.

Based on her complaint, the police is prima facie considering the role of a gang which could be using eggs to stop motorists in the night and loot them.

"She has received bullet injuries in the arm and is out of danger. Prima facie it appears to be a case of a family dispute," Jasmeet Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), said while addressing the media.

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