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4 youths open fire in road rage incident injuring 3, arrested

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Press Trust of India Ghaziabad
Last Updated : Mar 07 2017 | 2:07 AM IST
In a road rage incident, four youths allegedly opened fire and injured three others in Anil Vihar of Khoda colony here following a tiff over giving pass to their vehicle, police said today.
The incident happened last night around 11 when a group of four youths waylaid an SUV of one Rakesh Kumar after he failed give pass to their vehicle.
They allegedly thrashed Kumar with iron rods and sticks.
Hearing his cries, his younger brother Sunil and his four friends Vikas, Abhishek, Rahul reached the spot to resolve the matter but matter worsened with heated exchange of words, Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar said.
Following which, the group allegedly opened fire in which Abhishek, Vikas and Rahul sustained bullet injuries.
Police have arrested Nadeem, Riyaz, Shahid and Rahul Khan, under section 307 IPC, the SSP said, adding that some people tried to flare up the incident as the youths engaged in tiff were from two different communities.
Police force has been deployed in the area to check any untoward incident, the police official said.

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First Published: Mar 07 2017 | 2:07 AM IST

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