Saurabh, a resident of the village, was recruited in 2021 and is posted at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He had returned to the village on leave to celebrate Diwali.On Sunday night, Saurabh was bursting firecrackers outside his home with his brothers, Vineet and Mintu, when an argument broke out with two villagers, Dheeraj and his brother Monu, also known as Praveen.
As the argument escalated, Dheeraj fired a country-made pistol, police said. The bullet hit a wall, rebounded and struck Saurabh just behind his ear.His family took him to the community health centre in Baraut, from where he was referred to Meerut Medical College.
The family instead admitted him to a private hospital in Meerut, where doctors removed the bullet through surgery. The local station house officer told PTI, "Based on a written complaint by Saurabh's father, an FIR has been registered against Dheeraj and Monu, and efforts are underway to arrest them."The President's Bodyguard, stationed at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, is the oldest and senior-most cavalry regiment of the Indian Army.
Saurabh remains in critical condition after being shot during the Diwali dispute, while police are trying to arrest the two accused.- Ends