CHANDIGARH: Insisting on going home after refusing to have more liquor at a party left a 31-year-old man with a bullet wound in Sector 25 in the early hours of Saturday.

Parveen Kumar, a resident of Sector 38, was shot at by his friend Vijay (27), a resident of Sector 25. Parveen and three others Suraj, Rajkumar and Vicky, all residents of Sector 25, had gone to the house of Vijay for a party. After a few hours, Kancha, an acquaintance of Parveen, came to pick him up around 2am. When Parveen was about to leave, Vijay (27) asked him to have a few more drinks. Parveen insisted on leaving, leading to an argument between him and Vijay. After a few minutes, Vijay pulled out a country-made pistol. As Kancha and others tried to stop him, Vijay fired. The bullet grazed past the leg of Parveen, who fell on the ground.

His friends took him to Government Multi-specialty Hospital, Sector 16, from where he was referred to PGI. Police said his condition is stable.

Police registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC and Arms Act against Vijay. Sector 11 police said the accused is unemployed and is on the run since. Police are raiding his possible hideouts to catch him.