Customer ‘without mask’ shot at by bank guard

Customer ‘without mask’ shot at by bank guard

Kanwardeep.Singh@timesgroup.com

Bareilly:26.06.2021 

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 face 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 senior police officials 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. 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.”

In a statement, 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.”