In a breakthrough, the police cracked the mystery behind a flower-vendor turning up at the Victoria hospital with a pellet lodged in his arm, by using a ballistic report
In a breakthrough, the policeu00a0 cracked the mystery behind a flower-vendor turning up at the Victoria hospital with a pellet lodged in his arm, by using a ballisticu00a0report. 
On target: Sajjadulla had bought similar pellets, as the one recovered
from the victim, from an armoury
Gurunath was cycling in Kanaknagar at Hebbal last week when he was shot at. He was rushed to the hospital where the doctors removed an air gun pellet. The tasku00a0 proved difficult for the cops, as it was close to impossible to trace where the shot came from. With the pellet in their possession, the Hebbal police initiated investigations and sought the help of ballistic experts.
Vital clues
During a detailed examination of the crime scene, the expert team confirmed the direction and velocity of the pellet and issued a report. Armed with the valuable information, a team led by Inspector Mohammed Shariff Rowthar singled out a few houses in the area and began verification. Initially the police team summonedu00a0 the house owners, including the accused Sajjadulla, who feigned ignorance.
Refusing to let the case go cold, the cops got in touch with air gun dealers in the city seeking their databases about customers.
Tracked down
Finally their investigation paid off and it was confirmed that Sajjadulla had bought similar pellets from an armoury. During questioning, Sajjadulla confessed that he fired only with the intention to scare away stray dogs, which were creating au00a0 nuisance in front his house.
The Hebbal police have booked a case against the accused and seized the air gun along with 13 pellets.
"The ballistic report helped us very much in the case," Shariff added.
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