An unidentified bike-borne assailant opened indiscriminate gunfire at two cousins on Bhiwandi Road on Friday night. Both the men—Azim Aslam Sayed, 30, and Firoj Rafiq Shaikh, 27—are the residents of Virar and were on the way to their hometown in Malegaon on a scooty when they were attacked.

A total of six rounds were fired on them, but the assailant’s face could not be seen as he was wearing a mask. The incident took place around 9.30 pm, and villagers rushed to the crime spot after hearing the gun shots.