NSUI district president Praveen Chandila and few others have been charged with attempt to murder among other offences under IPC in connection with a firing incident in which youth Congress leader Dhara Chaprana suffered a bullet wound in stomach region yesterday, a police spokesman said.
Chaprana was rushed to Metro hospital here, where his condition was stated to be critical.
Chandila and Chaprana were contesting the youth Congress election, for which the polling was carried out yesterday.
Efforts were underway to arrest the accused persons, the spokesman said.