Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Himachal Student Arrested for Firing in Air After Argument
A college student in Himachal Pradesh got into an argument with some seniors.
Later, he and his family went to talk to the university, but another student snatched his dad's gun and fired it into the air.
The student who fired the gun was arrested.
A 21-year-old student from Shoolini University in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, was arrested for firing in the air with a pistol.
The incident occurred after an argument between senior students and a first-year student, Aditya Kumar.
The accused, Dharm Raj, allegedly snatched the licensed pistol from Aditya's father and fired it in the air.
Dharm Raj has been booked for snatching, attempt to murder, and illegal acts involving firearms.
The weapon has been sent for forensic examination.
- Who
- Dharm Raj, a 21-year-old student from Bihar, and Aditya Kumar, a first-year BBA student
- What
- Firing a pistol in the air after snatching it from Aditya's father
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday, November 20, 2022
- Where
- Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, near the Dream Villa hotel under the Oachghat area
- Why
- Following an argument between senior students and Aditya Kumar
- University
- Shoolini University, Solan
- Weapon
- Licensed pistol
- Accused
- Dharm Raj, 21, from Bihar
- Victim
- Aditya Kumar, first-year BBA student
- Arrest Date
- Thursday, November 20, 2022