Overview

• Social media posts claimed Manjinder Singh Sirsa was targeted in a shooting while touring West Delhi’s Khyala and Vishnu Garden areas.
• Officers cordoned off the scene after discovering a metal fragment that initially resembled an empty cartridge.
• Forensic examination identified the piece as part of a sewing machine, with further lab analysis under way.
• Senior Delhi Police officials completed an area sweep and ruled out any firing incident near the minister’s motorcade.
• Sirsa took to X to label the attack reports as completely false and urged the public to await official findings.