The Kalyan taluka police have apprehended two suspects who allegedly shot their friend in a fit of rage. The incident came to light when the duo—Rohan Bhalekar, 22, and Sunil Waghmare—took the victim to hospital. When the police inquired with the duo about the incident, they alleged that a group of 15-20 people had arrived at Mharal village in Titwala and shot Shyam Yerkar, 18, after which they fled the scene.

According to the police, on the night of January 8, Yerkar met his friends Bhalekar, Waghmare and Parvej Shaikh in Mharalv village. The group had gathered to party and got heavily drunk. “Yerkar and the three suspects lived in the same area and were friends. They met for a party but ended up quarrelling over some petty issue. Bhalekar then pulled out a pistol from Shaikh’s pocket and fired two rounds in the air before shooting Yerkar in his chest in a fit of rage,” said a police officer.