A man has been arrested in Pune after he allegedly assaulted a delivery boy over the supposedly late appearance of pizza at his doorstep.
A 27 year-old man has been arrested in Maharashtra’s Pune megacity after he allegedly assaulted a delivery boy over the supposedly late appearance of pizza at his doorstep and opened fire in the air in the preceding altercation, an functionary said on Wednesday.
Indicted Chetan Padwal on Monday night placed an order with a popular pizza outlet in the Wagholi area of the megacity. “ When the delivery man, Rushikesh Annapurve, reached Padwal’s home, the ultimate allegedly abused and assaulted him for delivering the order late.”
“When two associates of Annapurve came to the spot to seek an explanation why he assaulted their staff, Padwal caught the collar of one of them and assaulted him as well, ” said an functionary from Lonikand police station.
An angry Padwal also ran towards his SUV situated near his rowhouse, pulled out a dynamo and opened fire in the air, the functionary said.
On a complaint by the pizza dealer’s workers, the police arrested Padwal under Indian Penal Code sections 308( attempt to commit reproachable homicide), 323( freely causing hurt), and 504( purposeful personality with intent to provoke breach of the peace), the functionary said.
As per the complaint, the pellet could have hit anyone on the upper bottoms of the casing society where Padwal lives. The police said Padwal has a license for the dynamo.
