Man held with firearm in Delhi's Narela

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) A 32-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly firing at a wedding function to assert his dominance in outernorth Delhi's Narela area, a police official said.

Pawan Khatri alias Chachi, a resident of Narela, was arrested with a pistol and two live cartridges, the official said. A video of the incident had gone viral, he added.

"During interrogation, Khatri revealed he had multiple criminal cases against him and had come out of jail in 2024. In a bid to re-establish his dominance, he fired in the air at a wedding function a few days ago,” a video of which later went viral," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outernorth) Hareshwar V Swami said.

The police tracked and arrested the accused in the early hours of Sunday. A case under the Arms Act was registered at Narela police station, the officer said.

Further interrogation is underway to identify the source of the weapon and Khatri's possible associates, police said. PTI SSJ KVK KVK