Panic in Ahmedabad’s Jodhpur after firing at midnight

Updated: Aug 30th, 2024


A young man fired two rounds in the air during a birthday celebration on a public road near Jodhpur crossroads on the night of August 28, causing panic among the residents.

Following the incident, Satellite Police arrested the man who had fired the shots along with his country-made pistol and car.

A group had gathered at the Manas Complex near Satellite Jodhpur crossing for the birthday celebration of one Hiren Thakkar. 

 While Thakkar was cutting the cake, another man named Bharat Bharwad fired several rounds from country made pistol to celebrate. This created a panic among the people nearby, causing chaos. Bharwad then fled the scene in his car.

Local residents in the Manas Complex reported the firing to the police control room. Police officers rushed to the scene and found two empty cartridges. 

Satellite Police have registered a case against Bharat Bharwad and initiated legal action. DCP Zone-7 LCB PI V B Chaudhary and his team arrested Bharwad with a luxury car that had no license plate.

In preliminary investigations, Bharat Bharwad stated that he had purchased the pistol from a relative named Mahesh Gamara in Rajkot.

According to sources, Bharwad fired more than two rounds. The police recovered an empty magazine from him. Investigations are ongoing to determine the exact number of rounds fired.

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