Drunk techie arrested for firing air gun from apartment balcony over verbal fight with family
The incident took place at Sipani Apartments on the outskirts of Bengaluru, within the limits of Surya City Police Station, in the early hours of Thursday (August 6).
On the night of August 6, a 35-year-old software engineer named Anurag Tiwari was arrested in Bengaluru for firing an air gun from his apartment balcony while intoxicated, causing damage to a parked car. The incident occurred at Sipani Apartments, located outside the Surya City Police Station. Tiwari, originally from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, had been staying in the apartment for eight months and worked at a private IT firm in Whitefield.
The early hours of the morning saw Tiwari engaging in a verbal argument with his family over the phone. He then proceeded to the balcony, armed with an air gun, and discharged five to six rounds into the air. Several of the pellets struck a car parked on the premises, shattering its window. Upon hearing the gunshots, security guards rushed to the scene, attempting to warn Tiwari by blowing whistles. However, he allegedly continued to fire a few more rounds in their direction, with the guards escaping unharmed.
The police were promptly alerted and arrived at the scene, arresting Tiwari. The air gun and its pellets were seized, and a case was registered against him under the Arms Act, 1959, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Further investigation is currently underway.
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