Ex-Minister Mukhesh Goud’s Son Vikram Shot, Out Of Danger 

Hyderabad: Vikram Goud, the son of Congress leader and former minister Mukhesh Goud, was shot thrice this morning at residence at Gayatri Hills under Banjara Hills police limits in the city.

Vikram was attacked at around 3.30am by unidentified persons injuring him on his right shoulder and spinal cord, police said. He suffered at least two bullet injuries.

Hearing the gunshots on the ground floor, Vikram's wife Shifali rushed to the spot, where she found him lying in a pool of blood. The family immediately rushed him to Jubilee Hills Apollo Hospital. Doctors later said that he was out of danger.

Police clues team with dog squads visited Vikram's residence in Gayatri Hills near Hafeez Baba Nagar.

The attackers shot three rounds of fire at him and fled the spot. Vikram returned home late night after 12.30am after participating in a social program and woke up at 3am to perform a Pooja when he was attacked.

However, neither the security at Vikram’s residence nor anyone in the vicinity saw any persons moving around or running of the house, police said.

Mukesh Goud served Andhra Pradesh as BC Welfare Minister and looked after other portfolios during YS Rajasekhar Reddy's tenure as chief minister in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. Vikram has also been active in Youth Congress politics and contested the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections from Jambagh Division and was the party’s Mayoral candidate for the GHMC polls.

Several criminal cases are pending against both Mukesh and Vikram Goud. However, the police are yet to identify the attackers.