A eunuch was shot at and injured on Monday at the Tis Hazari Court complex in Delhi, the police said.

The incident occurred around 1515 hours IST in the afternoon in the corridors of the complex on the first floor, they said.

The assailant was apprehended by a police constable and the injured eunuch was rushed to a nearby hospital, they added.

The entire area has been cordoned off, the police said, adding work in the court has been paralysed. The attacker fired four shots into the head of the eunuch, they said, adding it was a result of gang war.