Watch | International shooter arrested for brandishing gun in Lucknow road rage incident

In a road rage incident in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, a man threatened another with a pistol in one hand. A disagreement over a vehicle crash on the road near the Wave Mall led to the road rage.

International pistol shooter Vinod Mishra grabbed the otherdriver Ranjeet'st-shirt, aimed a handgun at himand struck in hisabdomen with the barrel of the weapon. The victim tried to defend himself with his hands, but he pushed him against a vehicle and smacked thegun'sbutt on his shoulder.

सोशल मीडिया पर थाना विभूतिखंड क्षेत्रान्तर्गत पिस्टल की बट से मारने के वायरल हो रहे वीडियो के सम्बन्ध में तत्काल अभियोग पंजीकृत कर अभियुक्त उपरोक्त को गिरफ्तार कर लाइसेंसी पिस्टल को कब्जा पुलिस में ले लिया गया है ।@Uppolice #Lkopolice_On_Duty pic.twitter.com/Zhv4urnK6G — LUCKNOW POLICE (@lkopolice) May 27, 2024

"Ranjeet was going toward Bhootnath in his white WagonR when his car hitMishra'sblack Tata Safari, thisled to an argument between themandthe accused took out his gun," Additional Superintendent of Police Amit Kumawat stated.

Mishra attacked the victim at least three times with the gun in the road rage assault. Despite thevictim'sapology to the man, the accused persisted in threatening him.A bystander in a car captured the incident in a videowhich has been making rounds of social media.

The event took place in Bansmandi, onLucknow'sFaizabad Road. When Ranjeet, the victim, filed a complaint, the police took notice of the occurrence and detained Vinod Mishra, the perpetrator.

Mishra'slicensed handgun was also taken by the police, and the incident is currently under investigation.The officers warned thatadditional legal action would be takenin the case. The man works as a shooting coach and is a shooter at the international level.

(With inputs from agencies)