Mumbai: Two motorbike-borne persons allegedly opened fire on former Malegaon mayor Abdul Malik near a petrol pump in Maharashtra's Nashik district in the wee hours of Monday, a police official said.
Malik was injured and rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition was reported to be stable, they said.
The incident took place at 1:20 am when Malik was sitting outside a shop on the Old Agra road, a Malegaon city police official said.
Two unidentified persons reached there on the motorbike and allegedly fired three rounds at him. Malik received wounds on his chest and leg, he said.