Police have registered a case of attempt to murder and assault under appropriate sections of IPC. (Representative image)
JAIPUR: Customers sitting at a C-Scheme situated café panicked when an unidentified man entered it and opened fire from a country-made pistol. Since it was not aimed at anyone in particular, nobody was hurt but all those sitting inside the café ran for shelter to save themselves.
The Ashok Nagar police, within four hours of the incident, arrested the accused. The accused was identified as Shauqeen Qureshi (26), a history-sheeter of Shastri Nagar police station in the city. Police in its investigation till now has suggested that the reason behind the firing is some old dispute of the history-sheeter with the owner of the café.
According to the police, the incident took place at 6.15pm on Monday at a C-Scheme café. “A man, after parking his bike was seen entering the café. He opened fire which hit one of the walls of the café. Nobody was hurt. Within some minutes the accused managed to flee from the scene and the owner of the café intimated us. An FIR based on the complaint by the owner was also lodged at the Ashok Nagar police station,” said Ajay Pal Lamba, additional commissioner of police (Crime).
“We arrested him at 10.15pm. We got to know that he had some dispute with the owner of the café in which both the parties had a written compromise at Ashok Nagar police station. The reason behind the attack would be ascertained from the accused’s interrogation,” Lamba added.
Police have registered a case of attempt to murder and assault under appropriate sections of IPC. Since a country-made pistol was used, a case under sections of Arms Act has also been lodged against the accused.
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