<p>A youth was injured after a security guard at a power house in central Delhi’s Indraprastha Estate opened fire at a gang for alleged trespassing on Tuesday morning. He was later arrested when he went to a hospital in outer Delhi for treatment.<br /><br />The accused has been identified as Pervez, 25. He told police that he and four others had gone to Indraprastha Power House to steal scrap metal.<br /><br />In his statement to police, the security guard, Kishan Singh, said he saw five youths trying to steal discarded metal from the power house at 10.15 am.</p>.<p>“Kishan tried to stop the accused, but they started running towards a half-built wall,” a police official said.<br /><br />Kishan fired a round in the air, but the accused did not stop. The guard then shot at one of the accused.<br /><br />While three accused ran away, one of them took the injured person along.<br />He was admitted to a hospital in Kanjhawala with a gunshot injury in his hand. Hospital authorities informed police after they found the matter suspicious.<br /><br />“Pervez was apprehended by a team of Kanjhawala police station,” the official added.<br />Kanjhawala police later handed him over to Indraprastha Estate police. A case of house trespass and theft has been lodged with Indraprastha Estate police station.<br /></p>
<p>A youth was injured after a security guard at a power house in central Delhi’s Indraprastha Estate opened fire at a gang for alleged trespassing on Tuesday morning. He was later arrested when he went to a hospital in outer Delhi for treatment.<br /><br />The accused has been identified as Pervez, 25. He told police that he and four others had gone to Indraprastha Power House to steal scrap metal.<br /><br />In his statement to police, the security guard, Kishan Singh, said he saw five youths trying to steal discarded metal from the power house at 10.15 am.</p>.<p>“Kishan tried to stop the accused, but they started running towards a half-built wall,” a police official said.<br /><br />Kishan fired a round in the air, but the accused did not stop. The guard then shot at one of the accused.<br /><br />While three accused ran away, one of them took the injured person along.<br />He was admitted to a hospital in Kanjhawala with a gunshot injury in his hand. Hospital authorities informed police after they found the matter suspicious.<br /><br />“Pervez was apprehended by a team of Kanjhawala police station,” the official added.<br />Kanjhawala police later handed him over to Indraprastha Estate police. A case of house trespass and theft has been lodged with Indraprastha Estate police station.<br /></p>
