Shooting At Gardens Galleria Mall In Noida: 3 Arrested For Firing Shots In Parking Lot

Three individuals were arrested for firing shots in the parking area of the Gardens Galleria mall in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday night. The incident erupted following a brawl between two groups inside a pub at the mall.

According to Manish Mishra, the additional deputy commissioner of police in Noida, the altercation continued in the parking lot, where one person discharged a firearm. "Three individuals have been apprehended, and the weapon used in the shooting has been recovered. An FIR has been filed at the Sector 39 police station," Mishra stated.

The investigation is ongoing.

Previous Incidents

The Gardens Galleria mall has witnessed several similar incidents involving fights and gunfire.

In June, four people were arrested after a brawl broke out over a cigarette. Videos of the incident circulated widely on social media, showing seven to eight individuals engaged in a violent altercation while security guards attempted to intervene. A woman was also seen trying to stop one of the groups.

The suspects in the latest incident have been identified as Amit Pratap Singh, 30, and Ankit Singh, 25, both residents of Aryan Tower in Sector 73, Noida; Shubham, 30, a resident of Sector 79; and Peeyush Sharma, 26, from Gandhi Nagar, Delhi. All four are employed by private companies in the Delhi-NCR region.

In a separate incident a month later, two constables from Ghaziabad police were arrested after one of them accidentally discharged a weapon in the Gardens Galleria parking lot around 2:15 AM. A security guard reported hearing a gunshot, prompting a team from Sector 39 police station to respond. They discovered the shot was fired from a Swift car, where two individuals, identified as Dheeraj Yadav and Mukul Yadav, both in their 30s and assigned to Indirapuram police station, were found sitting inside.