India, May 18 -- A 42-year-old property dealer allegedly staged an attack on himself with the help of two of his friends in order to later accuse his landlord of shooting at him and thereby extort him. Police said the incident took place in north Delhi's Chandni Chowk on May 10.

According to police, Avinash Kumar called them at around 10.30pm on May 10 and alleged he was inside his house when an unknown person entered and fired 2-3 rounds at him. One of the bullets had hit his thigh.

Kumar lived with his family in a rented house in Kucha Bulaki Begum colony.

"The injured complainant was taken to LNJP Hospital by his son for treatment. During inspection of the spot, the crime team found blood stains and seized two empty cartridges. A ca...