CHENNAI: City Police on Friday arrested a 32-year-old man for injuring a migrant worker by firing at him accidentally using an air gun near Madhavaram.
The injured person was identified as Sendesh, (31), employed as a construction worker. He was staying at an under-construction site at Madhavaram Milk Colony.
While he was walking on the road, he was hit by a pellet from the air gun and fell to the ground. He was moved to a hospital nearby for treatment. Police said that the pellet hit his hand.
After enquiries, police found that a carpenter, Lawrence (32) was firing at the birds using an airgun.
Police personnel seized his airgun and arrested Lawrence for the incident. He was produced before a magistrate and remanded.
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