Local residents took him to a hospital on a motorcycle, where his condition was reported to be critical. A man was allegedly shot at around 10 times while returning home after offering Friday prayers in Meerut on Friday, with three bullets hitting him, police said.
Police said the firing was allegedly linked to a dispute over money collected through a committee.
These allegations have not been independently confirmed by police. The family alleged that Harun asked Irshad to repay the money when the two encountered each other after Friday prayers, following which an argument broke out and Irshad allegedly opened fire. Local residents then took him to hospital and informed his family, while the alleged attackers fled. Umar also alleged that Irshad threatened the family after the shooting and claimed that he was involved in the illegal arms trade and was not afraid of the police or administration. Later, police detained three women from Irshad’s family for questioning and seized DVRs of CCTV cameras installed in the surrounding area. He added that the victim was shot with a pistol and police had recovered two weapons during the investigation.
30, who is a scrap and property dealer, around ₹ 24 lakh was allegedly owed to him by Irshad, son of Bashir, a wholesale cattle feed trader, according to the family of Harun. Harun’s brother Umar alleged that Irshad fired around 10 rounds from a pistol, three of which hit Harun. Despite being injured, Harun ran from the spot in an attempt to escape and collapsed around 500 metres away.
Police reached Irshad’s house after receiving information about the shooting but found the main gate locked, according to officials.
