Updated On: 06 April, 2024 05:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The accused, Vivek Shettiyar, a history-sheeter, entered his friend Akash Swami`s house and shot him while he was sleeping

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A 30-year-old man was injured after his friend shot him with a country-made pistol at his home in central Mumbai`s Antop Hill area. The incident took place in the early hours of Saturday.
"The accused, Vivek Shettiyar (40), a history-sheeter, entered his friend Akash Swami`s house and shot him while he was sleeping. Shettiyar fled the scene, while the victim sustained injury to his stomach. The accused is a known criminal with multiple cases to his name, and there were offences registered against the victim as well," PTI reported quoting an official.