Thane: Man injured in firing after quarrel at bar; 4 held

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A man was injured in firing after quarrel at bar in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said, reported news agency PTI.

A man received injuries after a person fired at him from a revolver following an altercation between them at an orchestra bar in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said, reported PTI.

The incident, where the man was injured in firing, took place in the wee hours of Wednesday at the bar located in Dombivli area, they said, adding that four persons have been arrested in this connection, reported PTI.

A quarrel took place between the victim and one of the accused over some issue following which the latter fired at him from the gun, an official from Manpada police station said, reported PTI.

The victim suffered injuries and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.

Within a few hours, the police arrested the assailant and three other persons for their involvement in the incident and booked them under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act, senior police inspector Ashok Honmane said, reported PTI.

A probe was on into the incident.

In another incident, police have arrested two men who allegedly barged into a pub here carrying an unlicensed revolver and misbehaved with women, an official said on Wednesday, reported PTI.

The incident took place in the early hours of Monday at the pub located in Amboli area of suburban Andheri, he said, reported PTI.

The accused -- a 23-year-old cable operator who already has six cases registered against him and a dry fruits seller aged 56 -- entered the pub, threatened its patrons and misbehaved with women, the crime branch official said, reported PTI.

After analysing the CCTV footage, the police nabbed the two accused, residents of Malwani and Jogeshwari areas here, and seized the gun, he said, reported PTI.

They have been booked under various Indian Penal Code sections including 341 (wrongful restraint), 354 A (sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), and provisions of the Arms Act, reported PTI.

Meanwhile, a total of 45 persons were apprehended and nearly Rs 6.45 lakh was seized after the police raided a gambling den in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Wednesday, reported PTI.

The illegal activity was going on inside a club in the city's Kopri area on Tuesday night, the official said, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)