Gadarpur: 44-year-old accused from Rudrapur arrested for allegedly shooting at a man, Italian-made Beretta .32 bore pistol, two cartridges and Swift car used in the crime recovered

Police on Thursday arrested the main accused in the case of a man being shot at in Gadarpur. According to Dainik Bhaskar, on November 11 a man from Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh complained at the Gadarpur kotwali that the accused had fired at his brother-in-law, injuring him, and had fled after abusing him and threatening to kill him. Police registered a case under sections 109(1) (attempt to murder) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. On the SSP's orders, a team led by the Gadarpur station in-charge and supervised by the SP Crime/Kashipur and the CO Bajpur was formed; on November 12, acting on a tip-off, it laid a cordon near the Alakhdeva tiraha turn and caught the accused. The accused is a 44-year-old resident of Rudrapur. An Italian-made P. Beretta .32 bore pistol and two live cartridges were found on him, and the white Swift car used in the crime was also seized. Section 3/25 of the Arms Act has been added to the case. The accused is being produced in court and police are looking into his criminal history.