Guard fires at bank customer over face mask
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A safety guard working in a bank in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh on Friday shot a customer within the thigh over an argument that allegedly began over the person not sporting a face mask as a COVID-19 security measure.
The guard was taken into custody, stated police. The injured customer is in a hospital. Ravindra Kumar, Superintendent of Police, Bareilly, stated the customer — Rajesh Kumar — had gone to the bank at 11:30 a.m. when he obtained into an altercation with the guard.
The officer stated solely after the sufferer’s assertion was recorded they might be capable of confirm the explanation for the argument.
A relative of the bank customer stated that when he arrived at the bank, the guard stopped Mr. Kumar from coming into as he didn’t have a mask on. Mr. Kumar wore a mask and returned however the guard nonetheless denied him entry and requested him to come back after the lunch break, stated the relative. The guard then pushed him and shot him, she alleged.
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