BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty was attacked by unidentified goons on Wednesday, police said. However, he escaped unhurt as none of the bullets hit him.

Three men on a motorcycle shot at Shunty outside his house in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar around 6 am. The assailants then fled from the spot.

The entire incident was recorded on CCTV camera installed outside his house. The incident took place when the man reached Shunty's residence and repeatedly rang the bell.

"Satisfied with police proceedings, they reached the spot in five minutes, case is being investigated", Shunty said.



"As Shunty went out to check, the man who was wearing a helmet, told him that he wanted to get some documents attested," said a police official.

As the BJP MLA took the documents from him and was about to go inside the house to attest them, the attacker whipped out a pistol.

Seeing the weapon, Shunty tried to prevent him from opening fire and had a scuffle with him but the gunman managed to fire three to four shots at him, which missed Shunty by a whisker, the official said.



The attacker then fled from the scene and police was informed about the incident.



Shunty, the MLA from Shahdara, has reportedly told the police that the assailants were not known to him.

Delhi Police's FSL and Crime Team have reached the spot and begun investigation into the case.

Empty cartridges were recovered from the lane outside Shunty's residence where the incident took place.

Senior officials including DCP Ajay Kumar and Joint Commissioner Sanjay Beniwal have also reached the crime scene.

Investigators are also examining the CCTV footage for more leads in the case.

In 2007, Shunty, as an independent councillor, had claimed he was attacked by unidentified assailant. In 2008, he said someone tried to run a truck over him.



