Shamli Police Arrest Wanted Man Over Alleged Aerial Firing Outside Hospital

Police have arrested the wanted accused in connection with the alleged aerial firing outside a hospital in the Adarsh Mandi police station area of Shamli. The police said they recovered an illegal .32-bore pistol allegedly used in the incident, one live cartridge and a Fortuner vehicle from his possession.

According to the police, on the night of six October at around 10:10 pm, Suhaib, a resident of village Sunta Rasul Pur in the Thanabhawan police station area, had come to a hospital in the Adarsh Mandi area to see his sister-in-law, Muskan. The complainant and his family members were waiting outside the hospital at the time.

During this period, an argument broke out over an issue with Aryan, who was present there. The police said Aryan told Suhaib and his family members not to gather at the spot and asked them to leave.

The accused allegedly opened fire into the air after they did not leave. The firing caused panic and confusion outside the hospital. On the basis of Suhaib’s complaint, a case was registered at Adarsh Mandi police station under the relevant sections.

The police said they took action under a campaign on Wednesday and arrested Aryan, son of Arjun Singh. He is a resident of village Bharera, Kotwali Nagar police station, Bijnor, and currently resides on MSK Road, Adarsh Mandi police station area, Shamli.

The police said an illegal .32-bore pistol, one live cartridge and a white Fortuner vehicle were recovered from the accused. The recovered pistol was allegedly used in the firing incident.

According to the police, several cases are already registered against the arrested accused at police stations in Shamli and Bijnor districts. These cases include attempted murder, obstructing government work, assault, threatening, road accident and offences under the Arms Act, along with cases under other sections.

The police have started the necessary legal proceedings against the accused in the case.

The police team involved in the action included Station House Officer Gyanendra Singh, Senior Sub-Inspector Ovinder Singh, Sub-Inspector Sunil Kumar and Reserve Constable Hodil Singh.