Hyderabad : A 36-year-old goldsmith from West Bengal was seriously injured after a man allegedly shot at him with a firearm following an altercation over an auto-rickshaw fare here, police said on Friday.

The incident occurred at around 1 am on November 20 near the under-construction house of the goldsmith in Shamshabad mandal, and two persons were arrested in this connection, they said.

According to police, the goldsmith, who resides in Gansi Bazar, Charminar , in his complaint stated that he visited the site to supervise the construction work on November 19 along with his relative.

In the early hours of November 20, they hailed an auto-rickshaw and asked the driver if he could take them to City College.

An altercation arose when the driver demanded Rs 800, which the goldsmith re

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