Bihari opens fire during Durga procession

In a scene straightaway from a bollywood movie, a highly drunk security agency owner from Bihar opened fire in the air with his licenced revolver during a Goddess Durga idol procession at Bowenpally yesterday night creating panic among the devotees present there. Dancing to the drum beats surrounded by hundreds of processionists, the Bihari held his .32 revolver in air fired three rounds, police said. The 40-year Bihari, Sanjay Kumar Pande, owns the Shiva Shakti Security Agency at IDPL some years back. He was invited as the chief guest for the immersion procession of the Goddess Durga idol erected in Dilsukhnagar area of Bowenpally. Sanjay Kumar was given the honour as he donated a good amount of money for the celebrations. Sanjay Kumar reached the area around 10 a.m and within minutes gulped down nearly eight pegs of country-made liquor, Gudamba. Sanjay Kumar brought his .32 revolver, a long barrel one, along with him. Sanjay Kumar soon join the hundreds of processionists dancing to the tunes of the band wallahs. Before any one even think of what Sanjay Kumar was upto, he took out his revolver and fired three rounds into the air sending panic among the gathering. Shocked by the sudden development, locals sensed trouble from the drunk Bihari and immediately alerted the police who rushed to the spot and nabbed Sanjay Kumar and recovered the weapon. Begumpet division Assistant Commissioner of Police B Karunakar Reddy told Express that Sanjay Kumar purchased the .32 revolver from Indian Ordinance Factory and got the weapon registered in Bihar. After he shifted to the city, he got the weapon re-registered with the Cyberabad police. ``He is carrying the weapon legally but he can not fire from it without any reason,'' a police officer said. Bowenpally police registered cases against the accused under Arms Act and also recovered .32 revolver and seven rounds of live ammunition from him. The city police immediately asked their Cyberabad counterparts to cancel the gun licence of Sanjay Kumar. Meanwhile, the Task Force sleuths said they are keeping a watch on illegal sale of weapons transported from UP and Bihar. ``We are taking steps to prevent illegal weapon sales in the city. We take stern action caught transporting weapons under Indian Arms Act under section 25 (1). In the latest incident, Sanjay Kumar opened fire in air violating the licencing conditions and it comes under Indian Arms Act,'' said Task Force Deputy Commissioner of Police Ch Ramchander. 

Box: Anmol  .32 Revolver

The .32 revolver is also known as Anmol 32 (7.65 mm) revolver (Long barrel), which is easy to handle for personal safety. The .32 revolver is also capable of firing six rounds, loaded in revolving chamber in succession. The revolver, which have weight (without ammunition) 0.810 kg is accuracy aimed at high standard effective range of 25 meter.

By Mouli Mareedu

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