Lower Parel resident fires from air gun at delivery boy, arrested
An argument started between the delivery boy and the accused shut the door without paying the whole amount.
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The delivery boy then alerted his office and approached NM Joshi Marg police station from where a team visited the spot.A resident of Lower Parel was arrested on Saturday for allegedly firing at a 17-year-old delivery boy with an air gun over a dispute over payment for an online delivery of medicines.
According to personnel of NM Joshi Marg police station, the accused Saurabh Kumar Singh, a resident of Prakash Cotton Mill in Hanuman Gali, Lower Parel, and works in a private bank, ordered some medicines online and opted for cash on delivery. When the order was delivered on Saturday, Singh allegedly found some medicines missing and refused to pay the full amount.
An argument started between the delivery boy and the accused shut the door without paying the whole amount.
The delivery boy sat for a while outside the door and rang the bell twice but when Singh refused to pay, he started repeatedly ringing the doorbell. An annoyed Singh brought out an air gun and threatened the boy to leave the place, pointing the gun at his chest. The boy did not leave and Singh fired at the boy, said senior inspector Vilas Rane of the NM Joshi Marg police station.
The delivery boy then alerted his office and approached NM Joshi Marg police station from where a team visited the spot. Police said that despite being aware that the air gun shot could seriously injure the boy, the accused fired at him, said a police officer.
A case was registered under sections 109 (attempt to murder), 125 ( acts that endanger human life), 351(2) (Criminal Intimidation), and 352 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the BNS and along with several sections of Arms Act against Singh and he was arrested.
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