Kolkata, February 25 A man was arrested on Wednesday on charges of shooting a person in the Tiljala area of central Kolkata on Tuesday, police said.
The accused was apprehended this evening after allegedly firing at the youth following an altercation, a senior officer said.
The victim, Mohammad Niyaz, was allegedly shot twice and injured in the incident. He was being treated at the Trauma Care Centre of the state-run SSKM Hospital, he said.
Niyaz had an altercation with the accused on Monday evening over the theft of a cold drink bottle by a child in the locality.
The accused and his group rebuked the child in public, while Niyaz took the minor's side.
The altercation reportedly escalated but was resolved after locals intervened, the officer said.
The accused, accompanied by three others, allegedly took Niyaz to a nearby spot the next morning and fired two rounds at his leg, the officer said.
Locals admitted him to the hospital, he added.
