March 08, 2026 01:34 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Iranian drone strike near Dubai Intl. Airport's terminal forces emergency flight suspensions | 26-year-old Hindu man killed after Holi altercation with Muslim neighbour in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar; four arrested | Zohran Mamdani defends wife amid scrutiny over her 'support' for Palestinian cause | Explosions rock club in Kolkata’s Paikpara, locals claim bombs were stored inside | Iran conflict: White House says US could achieve ‘Operation Epic Fury’ objectives in 4–6 weeks | Sensex, Nifty tumble as global tensions and Dow selloff rattle Indian markets | Two IAF pilots killed as Su-30MKI fighter jet crashes in Assam | 'Who is the US to permit?': Congress slams Modi govt over Trump administration’s waiver on India’s Russian oil purchase | US makes surprise move: India gets 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil amid global supply crisis | India edge England by 7 runs in thriller to reach T20 World Cup 2026 final

Aurobindo Pharma executive attacked with AK-47

| | Nov 20, 2014, at 05:20 am
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (IBNS) In a suspected attempt of kidnapping, an unidentified man, who was carrying an AK-47, on Wednesday opened fire at vice-chairman of Aurobindo Pharma K. Nityananda Reddy at Banjara Hills area in Hyderabad, reports said.

According to reports, the incident happened when Reddy wnet into his car following his morning walk.

A man forced his way into the car and pointed the AK 47 at him.

"I told him 'if you want I will give you money', even as I pushed the nozzle of the gun towards the roof of the car and shouted for help,'' Mr Reddy told NDTV.

Reddy's brother came to help him and both pulled him outside the car.

The attacker had by then  fired a volley of shots.

"Prasad Reddy held the attacker from behind, but he bit Mr Reddy and ran away, leaving behind his AK-47 and a bag with clothes," NDTV reported.

Police have started investigating the matter.

No one was injured in the incident, reports said.
 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.