One injured in shooting

An argument over consuming alcohol and snacks among a group of friends turned violent and resulted in a shooting in which one person was injured in Ghaziabad on Monday.

The police have arrested three persons in connection with the attempt to murder of a man near his residence in east Delhi’s Ghazipur early on Monday.

Argument over drinks

The victim, Shekhar, said he was drinking with his friends in the open near the Ghazipur Dairy Farm. All of a sudden one Yameen, who is known to the victim, arrived and poured a drink for himself and then ate some of their snacks.

This made the group furious and led to an argument and the issue of a monetary dispute between Yasin's friend Naseem and Shekhar's friend Manoj came up.

“The argument escalated when Yameen called two other friends — Naseem and Kamil. On reaching the spot, Naseem opened fire on Shekhar Khatana and fled the spot,” said a senior police officer.

Pistol recovered

The police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Arms Act and IPC at Ghazipur police station. During investigation, the police received secret information that the three accused are at a Ghazipur Dairy Farm, said police. Following this, a raid was conducted and Naseem, Kamil and Yamin were apprehended. Police recovered a country-made pistol along with one live cartridge from Nassem, added the police.