Bengaluru: Man booked for firing in air with licensed pistol during birthday celebration

Bengaluru: Police have filed an FIR against a 59-year-old man who allegedly opened fire in the air during a birthday celebration on Bannerghatta Road on the southern outskirts of Bengaluru. 

The FIR was registered after an Instagram video showed Syed Altaf Ahmed, a resident of Bommanahalli, firing in the air during the birthday celebrations of one Moeen Khan. 

The police's social media wing noticed the video and initiated a search operation for the Instagram account holder. 

According to the police, the video was uploaded by a man named Zubair Khan. 

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) tracked down Zubair and discovered that Ahmed had used his licensed pistol to open fire. 

While the Bengaluru police initially opened the FIR, it later emerged that the incident took place within the Bannerghatta police station limits, which falls under the Bengaluru Rural police jurisdiction. 

Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda confirmed the incident and noted that the case would be transferred to the Bannerghatta police. The FIR was filed under the Arms Act. 

A senior police officer from Bengaluru Rural told DH that the case was yet to be formally transferred to them and added that a decision to revoke Ahmed's firearms licence would be taken later.