India, March 14 -- Bamber Thakur, a former Congress MLA, was shot at by unidentified assailants at his residence in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur.

Thakur, along with his personal security officer were injured in the attack, PTI quoted police officials as saying.

According to police, the attackers fired around 12 rounds of bullets. Immediately after the attack, Thakur was referred to Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla while the PSO was rushed to the AIIMS Bilaspur.

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