Varanasi, April 7 -- Former MP Dhananjay Singh on Tuesday recalled the brutal attack on him in 2002, saying that hope for justice has been awakened after 24 years as the trial nears its final stage.

Speaking to reporters, Singh narrated the incident of October 4, 2002, when he was attacked, and a bullet was fired at his chest, injuring him and four or five of his colleagues.

"This is a 24-year-old case. On October 4th, 2002, I was attacked. A bullet was fired at my chest, and four or five of our colleagues were injured. The bullets hit everyone's vital organs; some hit their heads, some lost their eyes, and some hit their necks. I was hit in my left arm," he said.

Singh expressed his confidence in the judiciary, saying, "I have full co...