A 26-year-old soldier serving in Indian President Droupadi Murmu’s bodyguard unit was shot in the head in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district on Diwali night following a dispute over firecrackers, NDTV Online reported.
Police identified the injured soldier as Saurabh Tomar, who was home on holiday leave from Rashtrapati Bhavan after joining the army in 2021 and is now in critical condition at a private hospital in Meerut. Neighbors and police said Saurabh was lighting firecrackers outside with his brothers Vineet and Mintu when an argument broke out with fellow villager Dheeraj and his brother Manu, also known as Praveen.
During the altercation, Dheeraj allegedly drew an improvised pistol and fired; the bullet hit a wall before striking Saurabh in the head behind his ear. Both accused fled after a scuffle. Although the two sides once shared friendly ties, locals said they had clashed roughly two months earlier. Following a complaint filed by Saurabh’s father, Janak Raj, police registered a First Information Report against Dheeraj and Manu and launched searches to arrest them.
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