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Woman injured in bank guard's celebratory fire in Delhi

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IANS New Delhi

A 45-year-old woman was injured Monday when a bank security guard opened fire into air to express his happiness on the occasion of the branch manager's birthday, police said. The guard has been arrested.

The incident happened Monday morning during the birthday party of the manager of Oriental Bank of Commerce's branch at Minto Road in central Delhi.

Security guard Ramkumar opened fire with his double-barrel gun in the air but the pellets hit Zareen, standing on the balcony of her seventh floor house of the building, leaving her with injuries on her face and hands, police said.

The guard was later arrested.

 

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First Published: Jun 23 2014 | 6:04 PM IST

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