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Gujarat AAP Candidate Arrested After Police Say Shooting Claim Was Fabricated

Forensic checks with CCTV evidence led investigators to rule out any gunfire days before the April 26 local polls.

Overview

  • Ajay Bambhaniya, who reported a highway shooting late Thursday, was arrested Friday on charges of giving false information and violations under the Arms Act.
  • CCTV at the Una police station captured a live bullet falling from his clothes as he stepped out of his car, according to the district superintendent of police.
  • Forensic testing found no spent bullet or fragments in the vehicle, no gunpowder residue on the windshield or bullet, and a hole size that did not match the round.
  • Police booked him under sections 212, 217, and 214 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with Arms Act provisions after concluding the incident was staged.
  • AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal and state chief Isudan Gadhvi, had condemned what they called an attack, raising tensions before Saturday’s municipal elections in Gujarat.