Meerut : A history-sheeter, who was recently released on bail, allegedly opened fire outside a house in Pravesh Vihar Colony under Medical police station on Tuesday night and threatened to kill the resident within 24 hours, police said on Wednesday.
A case was registered under section 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of BNS. Syal, a resident of Syal village in Bhawnapur, has 14 criminal cases registered against him, police said. He was arrested on July 1 after around 1.5kg of cannabis was allegedly recovered from him and was sent to jail.
He was recently released on bail.
We have formed four teams to nab the accused and security has been provided to the family,” SP City Vinayak Bhonsle said. Police are examining CCTV footage of the incident to identify the accused. “We are ascertaining the motive behind the attack.
A complaint was lodged by resident Vishnu Sharma alleging that Harsh Syal, 30, arrived at the colony with 9-10 associates in two cars around 9pm. Syal and another man allegedly got out of the vehicles carrying pistols and fired several rounds in the air. Sharma also alleged that the assailants kicked the gate of his house and threatened his family with dire consequences before fleeing.