Ghaziabad (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A pet owner has been booked after he shot a man on his leg over an argument over walking his dog without a leash at a village here, police said on Thursday.

Loni Assistant Commissioner of Police Siddhartha Gautam said, "Arvind Bansal walked his dog without a leash on Tuesday night. When the complainant Praveen Kumar objected to this, Bansal felt insulted. He later returned with a gun and shot at Kumar. A bullet struck Kumar's calf muscle on left leg, below the knee."

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The ACP said the injured was shifted to a hospital.

He said a case has been registered against the dog owner.

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