Police on Tuesday registered a first information report (FIR) for attempted murder against several suspects who allegedly opened fire at a woman in their neighbourhood after she objected to them bursting firecrackers on Diwali in Ghaziabad’s Ramnagar locality, officers said.
“The woman complainant in the FIR has named two persons and five to seven others as unidentified. It is alleged that the neighbours entered their house and opened fire. The incident was reported around 8pm on November 8, on Diwali night, when the woman and her family were performing puja,” Siddharth Gautam, ACP of Modinagar Circle, told HT.
The FIR, seen by HT, was registered at the Modinagar police station on Tuesday.
“We have registered an FIR based on the complaint given by the family. Since the complainant and the suspects are neighbours, we are conducting inquiries and also taking help of CCTV footage from nearby cameras. An FIR has been registered under relevant sections, and an investigation is underway before making any arrest,” the ACP added.
The woman also alleged that the suspects used casteist remarks against her family and took away ₹ 7,000 kept in the house.
