On Thursday in Patel Nagar, Uttarakhand, police arrested four individuals following a violent confrontation between two groups of youths. The altercation escalated to gunfire, resulting in one person sustaining injuries. Authorities are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A preliminary investigation, including examination of CCTV footage and questioning of eyewitnesses, revealed that the two groups had an old dispute. Police received information that youths travelling in a Swift car had opened fire in the Patel Nagar area, and the injured man, identified as Sahil, was taken to Mahant Indiresh Hospital by his associates. One group comprising Sujal, Anshul, Aditya, Aryan, Vishal, Daksh, Sahil and others attacked Gurmeet, Raman, Aman and Rohit with sticks and damaged their vehicle. Then, Gurmeet and his associates opened fire at the first group near ITS College.
Police identified the arrestees as Sujal Pal (21) from Shamli, Aditya Malik (23) from Patel Nagar, Anshul (23) from Haridwar and Aryan (22) from Saharanpur.
One group allegedly attacked members of the other with sticks and damaged their vehicle before the second group opened fire at them at two locations, police said. When the group chased them, the occupants of the car allegedly fired again near St Jude’s Chowk on Shimla Bypass Road, hitting Sahil,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pramendra Dobhal said. Police said raids were underway to arrest the remaining accused.
