India, April 8 -- An unidentified assailant opened fire at two individuals in Airoli late Monday night, leaving RTI activist Amit Maurya critically injured, police said. The attacker remains at large, and police have yet to establish a motive.

The incident occurred around 11:45 pm at Chhatrapati Rahivasi Sangh, where Maurya was meeting his friend, contractor Sandeep Gawas, who was overseeing construction work in the area.

According to Rabale police, the attacker arrived on a motorcycle and fired four rounds before fleeing. "Two rounds were fired at the victim and two hit a parked Innova car belonging to Gawas," an investigating officer said.

Maurya was rushed to a nearby hospital by Gawas and later shifted to Fortis Hospital in Mulund,...