Navi Mumbai: A youth fired two rounds from a pistol at a 20-year-old woman with whom he was in a love relationship as she severed ties with him. In the firing, the woman and her elder sister, aged 22 years, were injured.The incident occurred on Thursday around 9.15 pm at the residence of the injured women in sector-1, Koparkhairane, where their father runs a laundry.Amol Deshmukh, senior inspector of Koparkhairane, said, “Upon receiving information of firing, our police team rushed to the spot. The youth who had fired on the women was identified as Arjun Chavan. Immediately, the police team launched a manhunt for the accused Chavan, who was nabbed from the locality with the help of the local residents. The firearm is yet to be recovered.”Vijay Kharat, DCP (zone-1), said, “In the firing by the accused Arjun Chavan, the woman with whom he was in a love relationship sustained bullet injury to her back and one bullet grazed her head near the ear. Both sisters were admitted to NMMC hospital, Vashi. The NMMC doctors informed that the bullet that pierced the back of one woman has been lodged inside, but her internal organ has not been damaged and by surgery, the bullet will be removed easily. The doctors informed that both the injured women are out of danger.”SPI Amol Deshmukh said, “An attempt to murder case will be registered against the arrested accused.”
