A man torched a vehicle, believed to be his own car, and reportedly fired gunshots in the air outside the office of the superintendent of police in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura, leading to ruckus in the area on Wednesday, 25 September.
The man, identified as one Shubham Chaudhary, was accompanied by a woman, and both were carrying illegal country-made pistols with them. In the dramatic visuals that have surfaced, at least three children can also be seen on the road where the incident took place. Both the man and the woman were eventually arrested.
Regarding the incident, Mathura SSP Shalabh Mathura said that the man in question had called up some people beforehand to say that he was “going to do something”.
“First, he said that the woman is his wife... The man has confessed that his marriage was broken yesterday. The woman is married and some matrimonial dispute is going on. Their mental state doesn’t seem to be coherent at the moment. They are changing their statements… The interrogation is underway. Strict action will be taken.”Shalabh Mathur, Mathura SSP
Meanwhile an eyewitness was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying, “The man was shouting on the mic but was not clearly audible, but it was something about corruption. He fired in the air after setting the car ablaze. Police attempted to move closer but were forced back by the man who had a pistol in his hand.”
(With inputs from Hindustan Times.)
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