Elderly man fires during parking dispute with auto driver in Dumdum

The quiet winter night in Kolkata’s Dumdum Seven Tanks area shattered when a simple argument over parking an auto suddenly exploded into gunfire. Around late night in Hare Krishna Seth Lane, a 78-year-old local resident got into a heated clash with an auto driver who had parked right in front of his house. Words turned ugly fast, and within minutes the elderly man stormed inside, grabbed his licensed gun and fires one round straight into the sky. The deafening crack echoed through the area sending neighbours rushing to their windows in panic while the auto driver and bystanders froze in shock.

Within moments, Sinthi Police station officers rushed to the spot, calmed the chaos. As per reports, the eldrerly man has a valid gun licence and probably fired only to scare the driver, not to hurt anyone—no one was injured and the bullet vanished into the night on air. The incident has left the peaceful neighbourhood reeling. “We never thought something like this could happen over vehicle parking,” whispered a shaken resident. This is the latest in a worrying string of shooting incidents across Kolkata in recent days—from political attacks in Kasba and Howrah to now a domestic flare-up in a locality. Each gunshot raises fresh questions about law and order in the city, giving opposition parties more chances to target the ruling government. For the people of Dumdum's Hare Krishna Seth Lane, it was a harsh reminder that even everyday disputes can turn dangerousl