Denied food at wedding, man threatens waiter, opens fire in outer Delhi

Police said that the incident occurred on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, and the suspect, a resident of Dichau Kalan village, was overpowered by the resort staff and handed over to police.

A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly threatening the waiter and opening fire in the air after he refused to serve him food at a wedding at a resort in outer Delhi’s Mundka, police said on Wednesday.

In a separate incident, a woman and her six-year-old son were injured when 30-year-old man allegedly fired a gun in the air at a wedding in outer Delhi’s Mundka. (Picture for representation only)

Police said that the incident occurred on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, and the suspect, identified by his first name Manish, a resident of Dichau Kalan village, was overpowered by the resort staff.

Resort owner Chirag Khurana, told police that he was in his office when one his waiters, Bittu, informed him that the suspect fired his gun in the air and threatened to shoot him too if he was not served food.

Deputy commissioner of police (outer) Parvinder Singh said that during questioning, Manish allegedly said that he had drinks with friends and had approached the waiter for food which, when denied, he reportedly fired in the air and threatened to shoot him.

In a separate incident, a woman and her six-year-old son were injured when 30-year-old man allegedly fired a gun in the air at a wedding in outer Delhi’s Mundka.

Police said the bullet pierced through the woman’s leg and hit the boy’s chest. The latter‘s condition is critical, police said.

The suspect, who was subsequently arrested, told police that he fired the gun as he was reportedly getting disturbed by the sound of the dhol.