Ghaziabad, Nov 10: A woman was allegedly shot at by her neighbours after she objected to firecrackers being burst outside her house on Diwali in the Ramnagar locality of Ghaziabad. Police have registered an FIR for attempted murder and other offences against the suspects.
The complainant, Kalpana Kumar, 25, told police that her neighbours were bursting firecrackers outside her house, causing thick smoke to enter the premises and creating an inconvenience for her family.
According to the FIR, when her husband and father-in-law asked the neighbours to stop bursting crackers, two named suspects, along with their accomplices, allegedly forced their way into the house and opened fire.
The complaint states that the bullet narrowly missed the woman’s head. She further alleged that the accused used casteist remarks against her family and took away Rs 7,000 kept inside the house.
Police registered the case under Sections 109(1) (attempted murder), 333 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 309 (robbery) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Relevant provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have also been invoked.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police said an FIR had been registered on the basis of the family’s complaint. As the complainant and the accused are neighbours, police are conducting inquiries and examining CCTV footage from cameras installed in the vicinity.
The ACP said the investigation was underway and no arrest would be made until the necessary inquiries were completed.
