A 30-year-old man was injured after his friend shot him with a country-made pistol at his home in central Mumbai's Antop Hill area. The incident took place in the early hours of Saturday.

"The accused, Vivek Shettiyar (40), a history-sheeter, entered his friend Akash Swami's house and shot him while he was sleeping. Shettiyar fled the scene, while the victim sustained injury to his stomach. The accused is a known criminal with multiple cases to his name, and there were offences registered against the victim as well," PTI reported quoting an official.