Armed youth threatens girl's family with gun, held
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at Alangabahal under Lefripada police limits, about 130 km from Rourkela in Sundargarh district.
Police said, the youth, brandishing a gun, landed in front of the girl's house and started intimidating the family, asking them to allow her to go with him. However, as villagers gathered and a commotion followed, he got scared and fled.
The unemployed youth, later identified as Vishal Karta, belonged to Jhupurunga village under Hemgir police limits.
Sundargarh SDPO Nirmal Mohapatra said the accused was in a one-sided love with the girl and approached her several times only to be rejected. The girl was recently forced to change her school because of Vishal's harassments. He then decided to escalate the matter and landed in front of the girl's house with a gun but things went awry on Wednesday.
Police recovered the youth's bike from the spot and he was subsequently arrested with the gun in his possession. He told police that it was an old firearm and did not carry any ammunition. Investigation is underway to find its source.
Vishal was booked under sections 296, 351 (3) and 78 (2) of BNS and sections 25 and 26 Arms Act and produced before a court.
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