Mohali, Nov. 2 -- Two motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire at a real estate dealer's car near Airport Road in Mohali on late Friday night. The businessman and his friend narrowly escaped the attack.

Police said the victim, Dheeraj Sharma, a resident of Sunny Enclave, runs a real estate company named Balaji Estate near UK Bank on Desu Majra Road. Around 10 pm, he was travelling to Palheri village in his Hyundai i10 car with his friend Jasjit Singh when the shooting occurred.

As their car reached Sector 123, two masked men on a motorcycle intercepted them and suddenly opened fire. One bullet hit the car's front bumper below the headlight. The duo ducked under the seats to save themselves and sped ahead. The attackers fled tow...