A dispute arising over money transaction between betting operators on recently held Asia Cup cricket championship in Bangladesh led to a 26-year-old youth Rahul Kumar receiving bullet injuries inflicted by a gang of four criminals that entered an apartment in Kunjnagar under Sonari police station area late on Saturday night.
The victim, Rahul, who is a resident of Nehru Colony in Golmuri, escaped with minor injuries in his left hand.
The accused, who fired at Rahul was identified as Jamshed Ahmed alias Jammu, resident of Sakchi and the three of his associates were identified as Mohammed Pervez, Mohammed Wasim, both residents of Sakchi and Manish Kumar, a resident of Bagbera.
According to sources, Rahul was talking with his friends on the fourth-floor of Pragati Apartment in Kunjnagar. Someone knocked the door, leading Anuranjan Kumar, who stays at the flat, to open the door to find Jammu standing at the door step along with three others. Then Jammu started abusing those who were inside the flat and fired a shot on the floor, the splinter of which hit Rahul's left hand. Soon after opening fire, the four disappeared from the scene.
Sources said on hearing the gun-shot sound, one of the neighbours informed the police who reached the spot and interrogated Rahul, Anuranjan and three others who were at the room.
The police sent Rahul to the MGM Medical College and Hospital for treatment and interrogated them all regarding the incident.
A police officer on condition of anonymity said that the firing took place following a dispute over transaction in betting on cricket match.
Deputy superintendent of police (headquarters-II) Amar Pandey who had also reached the spot confirmed about the firing at Pragati Apartment.The DSP, when asked, said they had raided the house of Jammu, who is the main accused in the firing incident, but he was absconding.
Officer-in-charge, Sonari police station, Suman Anand said that they have registered a case under Arms Act against Jammu and three others on the statement made by Rahul Kumar. He said the accused will be arrested soon. Notably, Jammu is a notorious criminal and several cases are pending against him with the Sakchi and Mango police stations.