Two unidentified bike-borne assailants allegedly opened fire outside the paternal house of Tihar Jail’s Assistant Superintendent in outer Delhi’s Alipur area. Police said that the incident occurred on Friday and a manhunt has been initiated to nab the culprits.

The Assistant Superintendent, who is posted in Tihar’s central jail no. 3, resides in the staff quarters inside the prison premises  while his elderly parents live alone at their house in a village in Alipur area of outer Delhi.

According to sources, it is suspected that the jail official had allegedly slapped a Tihar Jail inmate and the incident may have been its fallout.   

A senior police official said all these aspects are being looked into and is part of the ongoing investigation.

The police said the exact motive behind the incident will be ascertained with the arrest of the suspects.

Rajiv Ranjan Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCP), Outer-North district said that police have registered a case under IPC section of attempt to murder and Arms act.

"Police teams are analysing all the CCTV footage and technical evidence. Multiple teams are working to nab the suspects in the case.The assailants fire three bullets outside the paternal house of the assistant superintendent," said police.The incident on Friday afternoon was caught on CCTV camera, police said.

According to the police, the two-bike borne men wearing masks and helmets came to the house of the senior jail official.

When his elderly mother opened the door, the unknown assailants asked for her husband. However, when she asked them the reason, they fired three rounds at an iron gate to scare the elderly couple, a senior police officer said. Soon after the incident, they fled the spot, he said.