India, Oct. 29 -- Two men have been arrested for allegedly shooting at and injuring a 26-year-old man during an altercation while bursting firecrackers in an inebriated state in northwest Delhi's Keshav Puram area on Diwali night.

Accused Avinash alias Tony (21) and Sunny alias Raftaar (24) were nabbed, a senior police officer said, adding that the incident occurred in the early hours of October 21 on Lawrence Road, where victim Bhanu had gone to visit his grandmother.

Around 1 am, the accused, who were allegedly in an intoxicated state, were bursting firecrackers and shouting abuses in public, police said. "When Bhanu and his friends objected, a quarrel broke out, during which Avinash fired multiple rounds, one of which hit Bhanu in the ...