Shimla, April 4 Two tourists from Uttar Pradesh were apprehended on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a local after a road rage incident in the Matiana area here, police said.
The accused, Ujjwal Jain (36) and Sohil Arora (36) – residents of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh – allegedly assaulted a local after a road rage incident on National Highway-5, they said.
As more locals gathered, they threatened them with a pistol – later found to be a Chinese lighter – and fled the scene, they added.
However, police apprehended the accused at Premghat Chowk in Theog. Further investigation is underway, SSP Shimla Gaurav Singh said.