Shot fired in Fbd road rage, biker suffers minor injuries

FARIDABAD: Shots were fired following an incident of road rage in Haryana’s Faridabad on Friday, with a man sustaining minor injuries, police said.

The incident took place around 10:30 am on Balaji College Road in the Ballabhgarh area when the victim, Vivek, who was on his way to work on his motorcycle, saw a man driving a two-wheeler in a reckless manner with a woman riding pillion and asked him to drive carefully, police said. This led to a verbal exchange between the two and the accused allegedly pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Vivek, they added. As Vivek tried to snatch the weapon from the accused, the pistol went off and the bullet grazed past the victim’s face, leaving him with minor injuries. However, the victim managed to snatch the pistol from the accused, who fled the spot, leaving behind the two-wheeler and a bag, police said.

The victim alerted police who arrived at the scene and took the firearm and the bag into custody.

An FIR has been lodged at the Adarsh Nagar police station. Station House Officer (SHO) Manoj Kumar said, “We are searching for the man and the woman who fled the scene after firing the shot. CCTV footage of both has surfaced and they will soon be arrested.”