Two men pull out toy pistol, threaten local people in Hyderabad; arrested
By Newsmeter Network Published on 10 Jun 2020 3:34 PM GMT
Hyderabad: The Madhapur police, on 10 June, arrested two men - a short film maker and his friend - for threatening people with a pistol in Hyderabad.
The pistol, the cops later found out, was a toy pistol and the two had used it to escape from the spot after an argument with some local people. The men were drunk at the time of the incident. Their vehicle had a “Member of Parliament” sticker so the police are also inquiring into that.
According to the police, Surapaneni Chaitanya Ram makes short films. He purchased a toy pistol for his work and was carrying it with him on Tuesday night when he, along with his friend Bude Venkat, went out to drink at the MLA colony. While going back home, they lost their way and entered the wrong lane. They were trying to reverse the car when it hit a few parked motorbikes.
Fear gripped residents of Madhapur when an unidentified man driving an SUV pointed his gun at them in on Tuesday.The incident was caught on https://t.co/uc6WIBpCgN per the reports, the man was driving an SUV (no. TS 04EX 7777) having a ‘Member of Parliament’ inscribed on it. pic.twitter.com/PVxbtE0RlB
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Angry locals intercepted the men's vehicle and started questioning them. The two men started an argument with the locals and when the people got agitated they pulled out the toy pistol, threatened them, and forced them to back off. The duo then fled the spot.
Based on a complaint from the local people, the Madhapur police have registered a case and arrested the two men. They have also seized the toy pistol and the vehicle.
