An unarmed head constable arrested former Army man for using his licensed gun following a heated heated argument with the owner of a bike showroom over a trivial row in Kengeri on Saturday.
The accused, N.D. Jagadish, had gone to Satellite Motors situated on outer ring road to check about the delivery of the BS-III motorcycle he had booked on March 3. Mohammed Shafiulla, owner of the showroom, told him that the papers were not ready due to procedural delay.
A heated argument ensued and took an ugly turn when Jagadish got into a scuffle with a salesman. In a fit of rage, Jagadish pulled out his .32 pistol and fired at the ground.
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Panic gripped the staff and other customers who ran to save themselves.
Lucily, head constable Chandrappa attached to the Kengeri police station was in the neighbourhood to attend to a petitioner. Noticing the commotion, he rushed to the spot and with the help of a shop staff identified and nabbed Jagadish and seized the weapon. He was later taken to the station for further investigations.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Jagadish is an ex-serviceman who served in the 106- parachute regiment. He took voluntary retirement in August 2016 and is currently working as a security guard in a company on Cunningham Road. The accused was carrying a licensed pistol and had papers for it.
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We have booked him under assault and criminal intimidation and under various section of Arms Act, Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) M.N. Anucheth said.