Pune: Heated arguments between friends during a party in Pirangut turned almost fatal when the host was shot at with a country-made pistol in the early hours of Sunday. The victim (25) from Pirangut suffered a bullet injury in his stomach. He is undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Pune.A Bavdhan police team, led by senior inspector Anil Vibhute, arrested two men on the charge of attempted murder. The police lodged a complaint after the hospital authorities informed them about the firing incident. An officer from the Bavdhan police said the hospital informed the police about a patient suffering a bullet injury in his stomach. While admitting him to the hospital, his friend told the authorities that there was an accidental firing during their party. “When the police team went to the hospital and questioned the victim’s friend, they found some discrepancies in his statement,” the officer said.He said the police then questioned another person who was at that party. The latter told the police that the party was organised at the victim’s cattle shed in Pirangut in the early hours of Nov 9. “During the party, the victim had heated arguments over some issue with others. Four of his friends then beat him up. When the victim resisted, one of them fired a bullet from his country-made pistol,” the officer said.He said two men had been arrested. “A search is on for the person who fired at the victim,” the officer said.
