In an untoward incident, a fight between owners of pet dogs transitined in to brawl which claimed two lives in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Thursday, police said.
As per media reports, Rajpal Singh Rajawat, a security guard at a bank, first opened fire on his neighbours from his balcony last night, killing two and injuring six others.
According to Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Amrendra Singh said,"Rajpal Singh Rajawat posted as a security guard at a local branch of Bank of Baroda, opened fire with his licensed gun in a colony located under Khajrana police station limits following an argument over pet dogs."
About the incident
It has been reported that Rajawat and his neighbour Vimal Amcha, were walking their dogs at a narrow lane in Krishna Bagh Colony at 11pm when the two animals lunged at each other following which an altercation began between the two men.
Followed by the arguements, Rajawat ran up to his first-floor home and fired at Amcha using a 12-bore shotgun which killed him and his 27-year-old brother-in-law Rahul Verma on the spot while the pregnant wife of Rahul Verma, suffered a pellet injury to her eye, the police said.
Six others, who were on the street when the fight broke out, also suffered bullet injuries and have been hospitalised. Two of them have been seriously injured, police said.
Rajawat was arrested along with his son Sudhir and another relative, Shubham. A case of murder has been filed against him, they said.
A native of Gwalior, Rajawat was hired by a private firm as a security guard in Indore because he owned a licensed 12-bore shotgun, police said.
