Two brothers were injured after a dispute over giving way on a road escalated into a shooting in Faridabad, with police arresting the alleged gunman and recovering the licensed revolver used in the incident.
The shooting took place near Central Bank on Kachha Khedi Road, according to police information reported on Friday. One of the injured men was shot in the neck and the other in the chest. Both are being treated at a hospital in Sector 21A, Faridabad.
Police identified the arrested man as 28-year-old Jaswant, a resident of Bharat Colony. He is the son of an assistant sub-inspector and works in the billing department of a private hospital in the NIT area, police said. A revolver and the car allegedly used in the incident have been seized.
According to the complaint submitted to the police, the incident began when Piyush was travelling towards a railway station in Delhi at about 9.20 pm. His cousins Prashant, Prince and Tushar were also in the car. Piyush reportedly honked at a Maruti Brezza travelling ahead and asked the driver to give way.
Police said the Brezza driver, identified as Jaswant, allegedly stopped his vehicle in front of Piyush’s car and blocked the road. An argument followed, during which the accused allegedly used abusive language, drew a revolver and fired several rounds at Piyush and his cousins.
The two injured men were identified by their family as Prashant and Prince. Doctors have removed one bullet from Prince’s body, while Prashant is scheduled to undergo surgery, the family said. Prashant runs an electronics showroom, while Prince is a second-year BTech student. A family member said Prashant had become a father four days before the incident and that preparations for a celebration were under way at home.
Kheri police station inspector Rakesh Kumar said preliminary questioning indicated that the confrontation began over giving way on the road. He said the accused fired four rounds from his licensed revolver, and that the bullets struck Prashant and Prince.
Police also recovered seven cartridges and four empty shells from the scene. The seized weapon and vehicle form part of the investigation, while Jaswant is being questioned in custody, according to the police statement.
The incident places an ordinary road confrontation within a wider public-safety concern: the rapid escalation of disputes on busy urban roads and the presence of firearms during such encounters. In this case, the police investigation will establish the sequence of events and the circumstances in which the licensed revolver was carried and fired. The next steps are the ongoing questioning of the accused and the medical treatment of the two injured men.
