Wife, Son Of Judge Shot At By His Guard On Busy Street In Gurgaon

The wife and 18-year-old son of a judge were shot at by his personal security officer in a busy market in Gurgaon this afternoon. Both have been taken to a hospital where sources say, the son is critical. The wife is reportedly out of danger.

The incident took place around 3:30 pm near Arcadia Market in Sector 49, Gurgaon, where the wife and son of additional sessions judge Krishan Kant Sharma had gone shopping.

The gunman first shot the wife and then the son and tried to drag him in the car. But when he couldn't, he left them on the road and drove away in the same car, shows the video footage captured by eyewitnesses from their cellphones.

On his way, he called the judge to say, "I have shot your wife and son". He made two more calls telling people about the shooting.

The injured have



been identified as Ritu, 38, and Dhruv. 

The gunman, Mahipal Singh, had been posted with the judge for the past two years.

After shooting at them, Mahipal reached a police station where he fired again, before fleeing from there. The Station House Officer tried to catch hold of him but in vain.  He was arrested from Faridabad a little while later.

"An additional sessions judge's wife and son were shot at. They have been admitted and the doctors have taken them for a procedure," said DCP Gurgaon (East).

The police say they are interrogating Mahipal to determine the reason behind the shooting.

Initial investigations suggest that he was suffering from depression and was upset at the "misbehaviour" by the judge's family