Lucknow: A 32-year-old woman was shot at by unidentified assailants outside a posh hotel in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday night, police said. 


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The incident took place at 9:00 pm at the parking area of the Sky Hilton hotel at Krishna Nagar when four motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at the woman who was coming out of the hotel after the dinner. 


The victim has been identified as Monica, who is wife of a local businessman and lives separately from her husband. 


In the one-minute long clip, a security guard of the hotel, who tried to rescue the woman, is also seen sustaining bullet injuries.


Monica suffered bullet wounds on her neck while guard Shailendra Tiwari was hit in his right hand. 


According to a media report, Monica reportedly said in her statement before the police that her estranged husband could possibly be behind the attack.


In her statement she claimed her estranged husband could be behind the attack, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Deepak Kumar said.


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