A 57-year-old ex-serviceman was allegedly shot in his leg by his friend, who had demanded ₹ 1 lakh from him, in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on Tuesday, police said.
Police teams launched a search to trace him, but he was yet to be arrested, officials said. Tiwari then fled towards the forest. Tiwari had earlier borrowed ₹ 60,000 from him on two occasions and repaid the amount.
The victim, Mohinder Pal, a retired Assam Rifles havildar, told police that he had befriended the accused while both worked at a company in Baddi, Solan district. The victim managed to snatch the pistol from the accused, while its magazine fell to the ground, according to police. Mohinder took the pistol and magazine, containing cartridges, home before informing the police, officials said.
The accused, identified as Shatrughan Tiwari, a native of Madhya Pradesh, fled towards a forest after the incident on Tuesday morning in the Jaisinghpur area of the district, according to police.
He was taken to the Civil Hospital in Thural for a medical examination. Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Search is on to arrest the absconding accused, police added.
