PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | Haridwar
Three persons including a woman attacked a local resident late on Friday night. One of the assailants accidentally shot himself in the leg while beating up another man. The injured man was admitted to the hospital by the police who are searching for the absconding accused.
The incident occurred near Chandracharya Chowk under the Jwalapur Kotwali area at about 10 PM on Friday. Three armed persons including a woman allegedly attacked a man in a car. During the altercation, one of the attackers accidentally shot himself in the leg. The shooting caused some panic among locals present at the scene. However, some of the bystanders apprehended the injured man and informed the police.
Reaching the site of the incident, the police got the injured man admitted to the district hospital. Kotwali in-charge Pradeep Bisht said that footage from CCTV cameras in the area are being checked to trace the two absconding accused. The matter is being investigated and initially appears to have been a result of personal animosity, he said.
The police booked three accused on Saturday, including the man who shot himself. According to sources, Congress leader Rahul Chowdhary’s son Abhinav drove with his friend to meet another friend at Ranipur Mod. It is alleged that Manish alias Kallu Rathi, Sumit and Barkha spotted them and then started beating them. While Barkha was allegedly wielding a knife, Sumit and Rathi were beating Abhinav with the butts of their pistols when Rathi accidentally shot himself in the leg.
Meanwhile, locals, especially members of the business fraternity have cited the incident to question the security arrangements in public places.
