Road rage: Suspect shoots commuter, leaves him injured after scolded for rash driving in Faridabad

A man was injured in Faridabad when a suspect opened fire after a driving dispute. The victim narrowly escaped a bullet, and police are investigating.

A 30-year-old man was injured after a suspect allegedly opened fire on him at Faridabad’s Aadarsh Nagar following a petty argument over a rash driving on Friday, police said.

CCTV footage showing the suspect going towards the spot, before the incident. (HT)

Police said the victim was Vivek Saraswat, a native of Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, who has been living in Faridabad for the last several years. He worked in a private firm in Sector 59.

According to police Vivek missed the bullet narrowly as it grazed his left cheek.

A senior police officer said, Vivek was on way to his office on a motorcycle when the incident took place on Balaji College Road at 10.25 am. The suspect was riding a motorcycle with a woman as a pillion rider.

“He was driving rashly and he suddenly came in front of Vivek while trying to overtake him  on the busy road. Vivek stopped and scolded the suspect for driving irresponsibly,” he said.

“He suddenly pulled out a pistol and opened fire but I managed to survive. He tried to shoot me again but I was able to snatch his pistol and tried to overpower him,” Vivek told police.

Vivek said that the suspect and the woman fell on the road and fled from the spot on foot.

Tejveer Singh, an eyewitness, told police that he saw the victim and the suspect involved in an argument over rash driving. “The suspect seated on a motorcycle pulled out a pistol and opened fire targeting the victim. He managed to survive with a minor injury on his face,” he said.

Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said that locals had alerted the control room after which patrol and crime branch teams reached the spot.

“A country-made pistol and a motorcycle used by the suspect was seized from the spot. He had dropped them at the spot while fleeing,” Yadav said.

“Multiple teams have been formed to arrest the suspect whose identity was still unclear. However, we have a CCTV footage which showed the duo moving towards the spot where the incident took place ,” he said.

On Vivek’s complaint, an FIR was registered against the suspect under Section 109(1) (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act at Adarsh Nagar police station on Friday.