Overview

• A dispute over a cash-on-delivery medicine order led the 35-year-old accused to point and fire an airgun at the delivery worker’s chest, police say.
• No injuries were reported and both the accused, identified as Saurabh Kumar (also reported as Abhinash/Avinash Kumar Singh), and the delivery boy were taken for questioning.
• N.M. Joshi Marg Police have registered a case under IPC sections including attempted murder, criminal intimidation and assault, along with violations of the Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act.
• The seized airgun is set to undergo ballistic and forensic analysis at a laboratory to establish firing particulars and trace evidence.
• Investigators continue to review witness accounts and await forensic results as the probe into the incident remains ongoing.