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.