‘Shooting near Jama can be a bid to spread scare’

New Delhi: The incident in which two bikers fired at a tourist vehicle near the Jama Masjid here could be an attempt to spread scare just ahead of the Commonwealth Games, official sources said today.

The sources said all angles were being probed and any terror angle in the incident cannot be ruled out as yet.

They also said the firing could be an attempt to spread scare just ahead of the sporting extravaganza when a large number of tourists and foreign players are expected to visit the national capital.

Firing at the tourists without any specific reason points to the scare angle, they said.

The city has been put on a high alert after the shooting incident which comes just two weeks before the Games.

The Union Home Ministry, which is closely monitoring the situation, has sought a report from the Delhi Police.