Delhi cop's son shoots two brothers in Faridabad road rage over narrow lane

A dispute over right of way in a narrow street in Faridabad allegedly turned violent when a 26-year-old man, the son of a Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector, opened fire on two brothers, leaving them critically injured. The accused, identified as Jaswant, was arrested on Friday, and police seized his licensed revolver and car.

The victims, Prashant Jangra, 27, and his younger brother Prince, 23, sustained gunshot wounds to the chest and neck, respectively. Both were admitted to a private hospital in Sector 21A. Prashant is in the intensive care unit, while Prince is on ventilator support, police said.

The incident took place around 9.30 pm on Thursday in Bharat Colony, near Central Bank on Kacha Kheri Road. According to investigators, the confrontation began when the brothers' car and a Maruti Suzuki Brezza approached each other from opposite directions in a narrow lane, leaving little room to pass.

Family trip turns into shooting

Prashant, Prince, their cousin Piyush, 18, and Prashant's brother-in-law Tushar, 23, were travelling to New Delhi Railway Station to pick up relatives arriving for a family gathering. The family was preparing to celebrate the birth of Prashant's child, whose mother had delivered the baby four days earlier.

The group had travelled barely 100 to 150 metres from their home when the Brezza, allegedly driven by Jaswant, approached from the opposite direction.

Piyush, who witnessed the shooting and later filed the police complaint, said Prashant was driving and flashed the headlights to indicate that there was insufficient space for both vehicles to pass. However, the Brezza continued towards them until the cars came face to face, leaving neither driver room to manoeuvre.

According to Piyush, Jaswant stepped out of his vehicle carrying a revolver and began abusing the occupants of the other car. The brothers and their companions also got out, while Prashant called his father to inform him that the other driver was threatening them with a weapon.

Piyush alleged that Jaswant was angered because Prashant had asked him to give way rather than allowing his vehicle to pass first.

“He then came out of his car holding his revolver without any provocation. Prashant had asked him to give him pass but he was irked that how we could not allow him to go first,” Piyush said.

“However, as soon as the call was disconnected, Jaswant opened fire from close range and shot Prashant in the chest,” he alleged.

Accused allegedly fired four rounds

When Prince attempted to overpower Jaswant, the accused allegedly shot him in the neck. Prince collapsed, after which Jaswant fired two more rounds, Piyush said. The cousin and brother-in-law escaped without injuries.

Piyush further alleged that Jaswant continued standing at the spot with his weapon even as other family members began arriving. He claimed the accused taunted them, saying that their efforts would not lead to any action against him.

Police said preliminary questioning indicated that the accused had fired four rounds from his licensed revolver following the argument over passage.

Injured brothers rushed to hospital

Despite suffering a bullet wound to his chest, Prashant managed to get behind the wheel and drive a short distance in an attempt to take his unconscious brother to a nearby hospital.

Doctors at the facility advised the family to shift both injured men elsewhere because of the seriousness of their condition, a Crime Branch officer said. The brothers were subsequently taken by ambulance to a private hospital in Sector 21A.

The officer said Jaswant remained at the scene for several minutes and left only after some of his family members arrived.

Police arrest accused, seize revolver and car

Faridabad Police identified Jaswant as a resident of Bharat Colony and the son of an assistant sub-inspector with Delhi Police. He works as a computer operator at a private hospital in Faridabad and holds an arms licence in his name.

He was arrested on Friday. Police seized the licensed revolver allegedly used in the shooting, seven live cartridges and the Maruti Suzuki Brezza. Four empty cartridge cases were also recovered from the crime scene, according to police reports.

“His licensed revolver used in the shooting, along with seven live cartridges and the Brezza car, have been seized,” said Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad Police.

An FIR was registered at Kheri Pul police station on Friday on the basis of Piyush's complaint. The case has been filed under Section 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with attempt to murder, along with relevant provisions of the Arms Act.

Police said the accused was being questioned as part of the investigation.