Businessman injured after suspected airgun pellet hits him

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A 57-year-old businessman from Basavanagudi suffered injuries aft a pellet, suspected to beryllium from an airgun, allegedly struck him connected the neck.

The man, identified arsenic D. Rajagopal, runs a edifice successful the aforesaid locality, constabulary officials said.

The incidental reportedly took spot connected December 10 adjacent Krishna Rao Park betwixt 8 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.

A elder constabulary authoritative said, “Mr. Rajagopal was taking a locomotion with a comparative erstwhile helium abruptly heard a crisp dependable and instantly felt a stinging symptom down his near ear, conscionable supra the neck. Realising helium whitethorn person been deed by a pellet, helium was rushed to a infirmary and past lodged a constabulary complaint.”

Based connected his statement, the Basavanagudi constabulary registered a lawsuit nether provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Mr. Rajagopal was taken to a infirmary wherever helium received aesculapian attraction for the coiled and was discharged.

Officials are present trying to corroborate whether the wounded was caused by an airgun and whether it was a deliberate attack.

Published - December 12, 2025 11:16 p.m. IST

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