A 40-year-old IT professional has been taken into custody after allegedly opening fire with an air gun at security guards and vehicles inside an apartment complex near Anekal, in the outskirts of Bengaluru.
The accused allegedly fired for nearly 45 minutes from his apartment balcony before being taken into custody by police.
He later stepped onto the balcony and allegedly began firing pellets from an air gun. The pellets struck parked cars and the metal sheets covering the parking area. Hearing the gunfire, security guards rushed to the spot, following which the accused allegedly fired in their direction as well. The police have seized the air gun and pellets used in the incident. A case has been registered at Surya Nagar Police Station, and further investigation is underway.
Police said the firing continued for nearly 45 minutes before Surya Nagar police reached the apartment complex and took the accused into custody.
Tiwari was heavily intoxicated and was shouting while speaking on the phone inside his apartment, according to police.
