BAREILLY: A railway employee, in his 40s, who had gone to the bank to get his passbook updated was shot in the leg by the security guard there – for not wearing a mask.
The incident occurred in the Civil Lines area of Bareilly on Friday and a purported video has gone viral.
Rajesh Rathore, who works with the telecom department of Indian Railways, has been admitted to a private hospital.
Inspector general (Bareilly range) Ramit Sharma along with SSP Rohit Singh Sajwan and additional SP (city) Ravindra Kumar rushed to the spot and carried out an investigation.
Rajesh’s wife Priyanka told TOI, “My husband had gone to the Bank of Baroda branch where he holds his account to update his passbook.
He was not wearing a mask and was denied entry.
After some time, he returned with a mask, but the same guard again denied him entry, saying it was lunch time.
It was 11.30 am then.
He then pushed my husband and shot him with his gun.
No one at the bank helped my husband who made a call on my daughter’s mobile phone and informed us about the incident.
I rushed to the bank where my husband was lying on the floor while none of the bank officials bothered to help him.
I took him to hospital in an e-rickshaw.” Bareilly SSP Rohit Singh Sajwan said, “After scanning all the CCTV footage and probing the matter, we found that after an altercation over the ‘face mask’, the guard lost his cool and shot Rajesh in his left thigh.
The guard has been booked under section 307 (attempt to murder) and sent to jail.
Police scanning CCTV footage of the incidentIn a statement issued later in the day, the Bank of Baroda said, “We deeply regret the unfortunate firing incident that took place at Station Road branch, Bareilly, today as a result of a reported altercation between the guard and the victim.
The injured has been immediately admitted in the district hospital and is reportedly out of danger.
The bank has extended every support (financial and otherwise) to the aggrieved family.
The guard, who was deployed by a private security agency, has been immediately relieved of his duties and has also been arrested by the police.
The bank is working with the police authorities in their investigations.
We are also conducting an internal investigation through the Bank’s security officials in order to ensure that any such incident does not happen in future and customer safety is always ensured.” Later, members of Northern Railway Mazdoor Union (NRMU) also reached the bank and demanded strict action in this case.
Union’s leader Musarrat Khan said, “Rajesh is a dedicated employee of Indian Railways.
The guard deliberately misbehaved with him even when he returned to the bank with a mask.” Watch UP: Railway employee allegedly shot after argument over ‘face mask’
Bareilly: Bank security guard shoots customer for not wearing a face mask
