<p class="title">A civil contractor fired two rounds in the air to scare away a group of men who came to assault him at his house in Rajajinagar on Sunday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tension prevailed in the area surrounding contractor Manoj’s house as loud gunshots were heard followed by a commotion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neighbouring residents alerted the police who rushed to the spot and chased away a group of people. They detained Manoj (29), and seized his licensed pistol.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Preliminary police inquiries revealed the firing incident occurred as a result of a drunken brawl between two groups of people near SV Bar and Restaurant on the Vatal Nagaraj Road on Sunday evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two groups in a drunken stupor clashed with each other. One group supporting contractor Manoj attacked the other group members.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Manoj’s brother Jayanth reportedly assaulted Adarsh and Mukesh from the other gang. Subsequently, Adarsh and Mukesh who were were associated with a pro-Kannada organisation sought the support of other members as the news of the assault spread.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Soon, a large number of people gathered before Manoj’s house to confront his gang. Sensing trouble, Manoj opened fire from his licensed pistol to warn the goons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He told the police that he fired in the air to defend himself and his panicked family members.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajajinagar police have taken up three cases and have secured Manoj charging him under various sections of the Arms Act and two to three others in a case of assault and unlawful assembly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After seizing Manoj’s pistol the police are contemplating a recommendation to cancel his firearm license, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have also secured Adarsh and Aravind Babu and are verifying their involvement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Manoj’s firing in the air was unwarranted as the people gathered near his house were unarmed. So we have taken up a case against him. As Manoj’s brother Jayanth assaulted the other group members near the bar, we have taken up a case of assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“As far as the others who gathered near Manoj’s house are concerned, we have taken up a case of unlawful assembly. We have secured two to three men and are verifying their claims,” said N Shashi Kumar, DCP North.</p>
<p class="title">A civil contractor fired two rounds in the air to scare away a group of men who came to assault him at his house in Rajajinagar on Sunday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tension prevailed in the area surrounding contractor Manoj’s house as loud gunshots were heard followed by a commotion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neighbouring residents alerted the police who rushed to the spot and chased away a group of people. They detained Manoj (29), and seized his licensed pistol.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Preliminary police inquiries revealed the firing incident occurred as a result of a drunken brawl between two groups of people near SV Bar and Restaurant on the Vatal Nagaraj Road on Sunday evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two groups in a drunken stupor clashed with each other. One group supporting contractor Manoj attacked the other group members.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Manoj’s brother Jayanth reportedly assaulted Adarsh and Mukesh from the other gang. Subsequently, Adarsh and Mukesh who were were associated with a pro-Kannada organisation sought the support of other members as the news of the assault spread.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Soon, a large number of people gathered before Manoj’s house to confront his gang. Sensing trouble, Manoj opened fire from his licensed pistol to warn the goons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He told the police that he fired in the air to defend himself and his panicked family members.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajajinagar police have taken up three cases and have secured Manoj charging him under various sections of the Arms Act and two to three others in a case of assault and unlawful assembly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After seizing Manoj’s pistol the police are contemplating a recommendation to cancel his firearm license, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have also secured Adarsh and Aravind Babu and are verifying their involvement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Manoj’s firing in the air was unwarranted as the people gathered near his house were unarmed. So we have taken up a case against him. As Manoj’s brother Jayanth assaulted the other group members near the bar, we have taken up a case of assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“As far as the others who gathered near Manoj’s house are concerned, we have taken up a case of unlawful assembly. We have secured two to three men and are verifying their claims,” said N Shashi Kumar, DCP North.</p>
