Jaipur: Three people were arrested Friday in Sawai Madhopur district for allegedly opening fire at a family’s house over an old dispute in Padampura village under Shivdaspura police station limits in Jaipur Tuesday night.A woman suffered a bullet injury in the thigh as she tried to escape the attack. The accused, who had come in a Thar SUV, fled after the firing.Police registered an FIR Wednesday following a complaint by Pintu Sansi (26), a resident of Padampura. Police said Pintu had quarreled with Ganesh Keer at a liquor shop in Shivdaspura town around 15-20 days ago over the purchase of liquor. The argument escalated into an exchange of abuses and a fight.Pintu alleged that Ganesh, along with his associates Shankar Meena and Gangu Pandit, had been threatening him and his family since the altercation. Three to four days before the shooting, they had also allegedly assaulted his younger brother Kailash.According to the complaint, Ganesh, Shankar and Gangu arrived outside Pintu’s house with another associate around 10.30pm on Wednesday and opened fire. Pintu’s wife was hit in the thigh while trying to escape. The attackers then sped away in their SUV.Police rushed the injured woman to SMS Hospital, where doctors discharged her after preliminary treatment.DCP (South) Rajarshi Raj Varma said that all the accused were arrested in Sawai Madhopur and will be brought to Jaipur.
