A man sustained gunshot injuries when his neighbor, a former Army officer, opened fire at him in Bharatpur area under Khandagiri police station of Bhubaneswar late on Monday night.
The injured identified as Kunjabihari Behera was rushed to a hospital and his health condition is stated to be stable now. The accused Ashwini Rout was later arrested by Khandagiri police in connection with incident.
“Rout under influence of alcohol used to abuse all his neighbours and often picked up fights with those who oppose him,” alleged Behera, who works at a private hospital as a medical assistant.
Reportedly Rout came in an inebriated state and started a quarrel with Behera. The situation turned violent after Rout took out a double barrel gun and fired five rounds at him injuring Behera’s left arm.