Police in Ghaziabad registered an FIR for alleged attempted murder after a 25-year-old woman accused her neighbours of entering her house and firing a shot at her following a dispute over firecrackers on Diwali night. The incident allegedly took place around 8 pm on November 8 in Ramnagar, Modinagar, while Kalpana Kumar and her family were performing puja.
According to her complaint, smoke from firecrackers entered their home, prompting her husband and father-in-law to object. She alleged that two named neighbours and five to seven unidentified people then entered the house and that one of them fired a shot which narrowly missed her head. Police registered the case on November 10 under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Investigators are examining CCTV footage and conducting inquiries; no arrest had been made at the time of the latest police update.
Dispute Over Firecrackers
According to the FIR, the confrontation began when the neighbours were allegedly bursting firecrackers outside Kumar’s house, causing thick smoke to enter the family’s home. Kumar told police that her husband and father-in-law asked the neighbours not to burst crackers there.
She alleged that the disagreement escalated when two named suspects and their accomplices forcibly entered the house. She further alleged that a gunshot was fired and passed close to her head. The account comes from the complainant and remains subject to police investigation.
Caste Remarks, ₹7,000 Alleged
The complaint contains further allegations against the suspects. Kumar alleged that they used casteist remarks against her family during the confrontation and took ₹7,000 kept inside the house.
Based on the complaint, police invoked Section 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for attempted murder, along with Section 333 concerning house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint, Section 309 concerning robbery and Section 352 concerning intentional insult intended to provoke a breach of peace. Provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have also been invoked.
Two Named, Others Unidentified
The FIR names two alleged suspects and identifies another five to seven people as unidentified. ACP Modinagar Circle Siddharth Gautam said police registered the FIR on the basis of the family’s complaint and are investigating the allegations. “Since the complainant and the suspects are neighbours, we are conducting inquiries and also taking help of CCTV footage from nearby cameras,” he said. Police said the investigation was continuing before any arrest was made.
Earlier Police Complaint
Local reporting indicates that the family had approached the Modinagar police station on November 9 seeking action. Amar Ujala reported that Kumar had alleged that neighbours entered the house, assaulted the family, used caste-based remarks and threatened them; she also alleged firing.
Police said at the time that the matter was being investigated. The subsequent FIR registered on November 10 formally brought attempted murder and other offences into the case.
Investigation Now Underway
Police are now examining CCTV footage from cameras in the surrounding area to establish what happened during the confrontation and determine the roles of those named in the complaint. Since the allegations involve neighbours and several unidentified people, investigators will need to establish the sequence of events and verify the claims through available evidence. As of the latest report, the allegations had not been adjudicated by a court and no arrests had been reported.
The Logical Indian’s Perspective
A disagreement over firecrackers should never be allowed to spiral into violence. Festivals are meant to bring communities together, and concerns about smoke, noise or the impact of celebrations on neighbours should be addressed through empathy, restraint and dialogue.
At the same time, allegations of attempted murder, caste-based abuse and robbery must be investigated impartially, with accountability determined through due process rather than assumptions. How can communities ensure that disagreements during festivals are resolved through dialogue before they turn into violence?
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