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Shimla Police Arrest Two Saharanpur Tourists Over Road-Rage Assault With Gun-Shaped Lighter

Police have opened a formal probe following confirmation that the pistol was a lighter.

Overview

  • Two visitors from Saharanpur, Ujjwal Jain and Sohil Arora, both 36, were arrested after a Saturday road-rage clash in Matiana on National Highway-5 that allegedly left a local man assaulted.
  • As onlookers gathered during the dispute, the accused allegedly tried to intimidate them with what looked like a pistol that police later identified as a Chinese-made lighter.
  • Officers later detained the pair at Premghat Chowk in Theog after they fled the scene.
  • SSP Shimla Gaurav Singh said investigators are reviewing the case for next steps under law.
  • The episode feeds local concerns about unsafe tourist behavior on crowded hill routes, where residents cite rash driving, heated arguments, and disregard for community norms.