Mohali, Dec. 9 -- A man has been arrested for allegedly firing shots during an altercation inside a housing society flat in Lalru on Friday.

The complainant, Rahul Sharma, who works as a housekeeping supervisor in the society, told police that he had sent his brother Ankur Sharma to conduct a routine maintenance check in one of the flats, which was being vacated.

He said that when Ankur reached the flat, the occupant, Manpreet Singh, who had been living there for a year, allegedly assaulted him and prevented him from carrying out the inspection.

Rahul said he rushed to the flat after receiving a call from Ankur. As soon as he entered, Manpreet took out his licensed pistol and fired a shot in the air. Rahul claimed that during the secon...