Sushil Kumar, joint secretary with the central government, saw two women being harassed by three persons when he was on his way to Shipra Mall in Indirapuram with his wife and son, police said, adding, when he tried to help the two women, the bikers shot at him but the bullet misfired and hit on his car.
The miscreants after firing at him fled from the spot.
He suffered bullet wounds on his face, police said.