IT Professional Arrested For Firing With His Air Gun Near Bengaluru
It is said Anurag Tiwari was engaged in a phone conversation and was upset over something.
BENGALURU: An occupant of Sipani Bliss apartment in Anekal taluk of Bengaluru Rural district identified as Anurag Tiwari is alleged to have opened gun shots with an air gun from the balcony of his flat at around 2.30 am on Thursday causing damages to a parked car before he was arrested by Surya police and seized his air gun. The accused is a native of Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh.
In the firing incident, a car belonging to Vidyuth, a resident, was damaged, particularly his rear window. Besides the car had several dents owing to fire shots. Viduyth told reporters he came to know about the incident at around 7.30 am when he returned to the flat.
He gathered details over the incident and he was told that Anurag Tiwari, an IT professional, was in inebriated condition when he fired gun shots with his air gun. When security personnel were informed, they arrived at the shot where Anurag Tiwari fired at them as well before police swung into action and took him to their custody. Vidyuth said “the incident raises security concerns.”
It is said Anurag Tiwari was engaged in a phone conversation and was upset over something. He was speaking in high pitch inside his rented flat and stepped onto the balcony before he took to firing gun shots with his air gun. Security guards' warning went unheeded and the accused went on firing and sources said Anurag Tiwari fired gun shots for a couple of minutes leaving the residents’ panic.
Surya Nagar police have arrested the accused and investigations are on.
