Hariom Rathi, relative of a position holder in the State Government, was arrested and sent to Suddhowala jail after he was allegedly caught firing indiscriminately from his licensed gun to threaten some people over a minor scuffle that broke out over vehicle parking issue in Premnagar area on Wednesday night.
Police sources said that scuffle had occurred when vehicles of Hariom Rathi and Rahul Karanwal came face to face on the road with none inclined to yield place to the other. Irked Hariom Rathi threatened Rahul and began firing indiscriminately from his licensed gun.
His friend Pranab Tomar also opened fire. Around ten rounds of firing were reported during the scuffle with the people running helter-skelter in a fit of panic, the eye-witnesses said. While Rathi was arrested Tomar managed to escape. Premnagar police seized the licensed gun from the accused. Premnagar Police Station in-charge sub-inspector Ravi Saini said that police had acted fast to stop things from spiraling out of control.
Police recovered a .32 bore pistol and two live cartridges from Rathi’s possession. Rahul Karanwal, resident of Premnagar, has registered a complaint and a case (FIR number 146) under sections -307/504 of IPC and 30 Arms Act was registered in the same police station.