Reel gone wrong: Delhi cabbie shot as men fire bullets in ‘social media stunt’
According to the police, the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, when the Gurgaon-based cab driver, identified as Gautam Saini, was with the accused at a house in the Molarband Extension area.
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The officer added that the accused have claimed that as they made the reel, they fired in the air and Saini was accidentally injured. It is still being confirmed if the incident was an accident, police said.Gunshots allegedly fired for recording a reel ended up injuring a 24-year-old cab driver in Southeast Delhi’s Badarpur, police said on Sunday, adding that two men have been apprehended. Another accused is on the run.
According to the police, the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, when the Gurgaon-based cab driver, identified as Gautam Saini, was with the accused at a house in the Molarband Extension area. “Saini was called by one of the accused, Rakesh, to party in Badarpur. They had drinks and even made reels together,” a police officer aware of the investigation said.
The officer added that the accused have claimed that as they made the reel, they fired in the air and Saini was accidentally injured. It is still being confirmed if the incident was an accident, police said.
“On July 27, at 06:07 am, a PCR call was received at the Badarpur police station from Apollo Hospital regarding a Medico-Legal Case (MLC) of a gunshot injury sustained by one Gautam Saini,” DCP (South East) Hemant Tiwari said. The police said that upon reaching the hospital, it was found that Saini had a gunshot injury on his head.
“After initial treatment, the family shifted him to AIIMS trauma centre. His condition remains critical but stable. A case has been filed under Section 109 of the BNS and the Arms Act,” DCP Tiwari said.
A police officer said that Gautam previously had eleven cases filed against him, while the two accused also have multiple cases registered against them.
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