Two men arrested for shooting at rival toddy seller in Naigaon
MUMBAI, Oct. 15 -- Two men who allegedly fired two rounds at a rival toddy seller in the early hours of Tuesday were arrested on the same day.
The complainant, Venugopal Ponnam, 34, resides in Gopikisan Complex in Juchandra, Naigaon East. According to his complaint, at around 12.30am, he was returning to his house from Naigaon West on a two-wheeler. After getting off the bridge, two people who had been following him stopped him and began arguing with him. One of the accused pulled out a pistol and fired two rounds at him.
"I was saved only because I used my presence of mind and ducked by taking cover behind my bike," said Ponnam in his complaint. As passersby gathered, the attackers fled from the spot.
The police conducted a panchnama at the scene and found an empty bullet casing. The police registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Arms Act, 1959, and attempt to murder under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 against two men, Laxman Panchala and Pochalu Akula. They were arrested from Nalasopara shortly after the incident.
An officer said the cause of the dispute, which led to the firing, is unclear. The accused have, however, claimed that they did not intend to kill Ponnam and only wanted to scare him.
"We are investigating the case and finding out from where the accused acquired the pistol," said the officer....
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