Man fires in air on newly-inaugurated Samruddhi Expressway stretch, booked

Samruddhi Mahamarg. File Pic

A case was registered against a man on Wednesday for firing in the air near a tunnel of the newly-inaugurated Samruddhi Expressway in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, police said.

Police swung into action after a video clip surfaced on social media showing a man coming out of an SUV and firing in the air from a gun near a tunnel. The incident occurred on the expressway stretch passing through Phulambri taluka in Aurangabad district, a police official said.

After the video went viral, police visited the spot.

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A case was registered against the man, who has been identified, under the Arms Act 1959. Police have formed teams to trace him.

The first phase of the Mumbai-Nagpur expressway between Nagpur and Shirdi was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.

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