Ghaziabad: Four men were arrested days after an incident of firing and car vandalism at Shiven Hospital near Loni Tiraha. On Friday night, shots were allegedly fired at several family members of jailed social media influencer Haji Salman, when they visited the hospital with an ailing relative. Police said earlier no one was injured.Those arrested on Sunday include Gaurav Ambawat (27), Jitendra Khari alias Jeetu (38), Gaurav alias Raghav (24) and Vipin Sharma alias Aashu (29), officials from the Loni area said, adding that a pistol and cartridges were recovered from Jeetu. A manhunt is on for a fifth accused, Shivam.The windows of the family’s Swift car parked near the hospital were also smashed in and its tyres punctured. A day later, an FIR was registered at Loni police station, following a complaint lodged by Salman’s father Boondu Khan, who alleged that Ambawat and other unknown persons fired the shots at his family members — who had come to the hospital for treatment — with intent to kill and vandalised their car. The case was registered under sections 191(2), 191(3), 109(1), 125 and 324(4) of BNS. Section 3(5) BNS was added during the investigation and Section 3/25/27 of the Arms Act was added after the weapon’s recovery.Jeetu told police that there had been a dispute with Boondu’s son — Salman — and after he learned that his father and his family had visited the hospital, he reached there with Gaurav alias Raghav, Vipin, one Shivam and others. Jeetu fired two shots but Boondu and his family escaped. The miscreants then smashed the car in which the family had arrived, using bricks and stones, inside and outside the hospital premises. They fled after a crowd began to gather. Shivam, son of Vijendra, has been identified as another accused. The family had blamed Gaurav for the incident.Earlier, SHO at Loni police station Yogendra Singh said, “The incident has been captured on a CCTV camera.” A woman employee, Naseema, alleged that she was assaulted during the incident. “I work at the hospital and have nothing to do with their dispute, but the attackers assaulted me as well,” she said.Salman, who has around 3 lakh social media followers, is accused in 12 cases ranging from criminal intimidation and assault to attempt to murder. He has also been accused in a POCSO case. Salman was arrested on Sept 8 from Rajasthan while he was on the run and is currently lodged in Dasna jail.
