Mysuru, July 3 -- Youths fired air pistol at pharma goods truck for fun: Police
The Mandya Rural Police have arrested seven youths in connection with the daring pre-dawn attack on a commercial courier truck on the Mysuru- Bengaluru National Highway near Mandya, where armed miscreants opened fire after the driver refused to stop.
The arrests were made last night based on a complaint lodged by the truck driver Shankar and the information provided by him during the mahazar and preliminary investigation.
Mandya Superintendent of Police Dr. V.J. Shobha Rani told reporters that the accused had carried out the act for fun and to experience the thrill.
"They used an air pistol to fire at the pharma truck. We treated the case with utmost serious...