In Goa for competition, 3 shooters forced to use airgun to get out of fight over parking

Police said the trio were in a rented car and stopped near Karaswada for dinner, where they had a verbal altercation with two men. Police said the two accused – Shailesh Gadar and Saurabh – allegedly damaged their car with a brick and threatened them. After the initial argument, the accused allegedly chased the victims for a few kilometres, police said.

In the police complaint, Shokeen said the accused hurled abuses at them and insulted him by calling him handicapped and also wrongfully restrained them. One of the victims suffers from a physical disability, said police.

SP North Goa Akshat Kaushal said the three shooters, who claim to be preparing for Nationals, had come to Goa to participate in a shooting competition.

“In the situation, the victims panicked and fired in the air from their sports pistol because they felt threatened. No weapon was used and hence no one was injured. On the basis of the complaint, we have registered a case and arrested one accused,” SP Kaushal said.

Police said the arrested accused Shailesh is a history sheeter and has seven prior cases, including two cases of attempt to murder, registered against him.

Shokeen told the media: “After dinner, as we were leaving, the accused parked their scooter behind the car and blocked the way. I rolled down the windows and requested them to give us the way, but the accused seemed drunk and suddenly hit the car bonnet and threatened to hit us with a brick. When I got out of the car, one of the accused slapped me.”

Shokeen said the accused hurled abuses and made disparaging remarks about their disability. “The accused followed us for 4-5 km and we were scared. When the accused cornered our car, we had to fire a blank from the air gun to create a loud noise for safety reasons. Later we reached the hotel and informed the police,” he added.