Video: Mirzapur Plays Out In Bareilly, Shots Fired Across Busy Road

Members of the land mafia were attempting to take over a plot, leading to a shootout.

Terror has gripped an area in Bareilly after a busy road became the stage for an hour-long shootout this morning, culminating in a man running over another before driving into what appears to be a large sewer. Adding to the sense of insecurity felt by residents is the fact that a few police officials allegedly arrived at the spot while the shots were being fired, but chose to remain mute spectators.

Videos from Pilibhit Road in Bareilly's Izzat Nagar Police Station area show members of a land mafia gang shooting at two owners of a plot, who are trying to take cover behind a car. While the gangsters are seen using a pistol, one of the owners is armed with a rifle, leading to bullets whizzing across the road. 

One of the gangsters is seen heading towards the divider and firing at the two men. The man holding the rifle fires back while his relative behind him picks up what appears to be a stone and hurls it across the road. Vehicles can be seen stopping some distance away from the firing zone and the man who threw the stone gets into the car after being directed to do so by the rifleman.