Thane, Apr 2 (PTI) One person died and two others were injured after a man fired at them for allegedly teasing a woman, whom he considered as his sister, in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Thursday, police said.
The incident occurred at 11.30 am at Bismillah Chawl in Kailas Nagar area of Mumbra, they said, adding that the shooter was later arrested and a revolver was recovered from him.
“Accused Jayan Shivanandan Nair, 51, was angry with the deceased and his aides for teasing a woman, whom he considered as his sister. He confronted the trio, identified as Abdul Hasan Sheikh, Akbar Abdul Sheikh and Sameer Ahmed Sheikh, and their heated argument soon escalated into a brawl,” senior inspector Anil Shinde of Mumbra police station said.
Nair pulled out a revolver and opened fire at the trio, in which they were injured. He fled from the spot, but was later apprehended and the revolver used in the crime was recovered from him, he said.
All the three injured persons were rushed to Kalsekar Hospital in Mumbra, where Akbar Sheikh succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment, the official said.
The body of the deceased was sent to a government hospital for post-mortem, Shinde said, adding that two others are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Police have registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including murder and attempted murder, along with relevant provisions of the Arms Act.
“We are probing further into the crime to establish the exact sequence of events and the source of the firearm,” the senior official said. PTI COR DC NP
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