Drunk man fires a round in restaurant, arrested

Thane police on Sunday arrested a 39-year-old man for firing one round from his licenced revolver at a restaurant in Yeoor Hills. The hotel management and staff were afraid to confront the accused directly and informed Vartak Nagar police station.

The accused — identified as Ravindra Nalawade — is a resident of D'souza Wadi in Wagle Estate of Thane. After consuming alcohol till late night, Nalawade removed his revolver and started pointing at other patrons.

"We were informed by a passersby about the incident and rushed to the spot only to find that the hotel staff was afraid to confront him. We searched the accused and found a revolver on him along with four live bullets," said a Vartak Nagar police officer.

"Our priority was to take away the revolver safely so that no one was harmed as he had already fired a round of bullet. He was so drunk that he was not even able to walk and we wanted to avoid any mishap," he added.

"We have registered a case under Section 336 (Act endangering life or personal safety of other) of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant sections of the Arms Act. We will produce him before Thane Court and are investigating further as to why the accused fired a round in the hotel," said KG Gavit, senior inspector, Vartak Nagar police station.