Haldwani

Haldwani firing case: Police question 25, check 50 cameras, shooter and motive still unknown

Q: Who was injured in the Haldwani firing?

Narendra Singh Bisht, a 51 year old BSNL employee, was injured.

Police have questioned more than 25 people and examined footage from about 50 CCTV cameras after BSNL employee Narendra Singh Bisht was shot at his home in Haldwani’s Bedi Khatta. The shooter and motive remain unidentified, while Bisht continues treatment at a Delhi hospital with the bullet still lodged in his body.

Editor: Khatima News Published: 13 Nov 2026, 12:49 PM Updated: 13 Nov 2026, 12:49 PM

Haldwani firing case: Police question 25, check 50 cameras, shooter and motive still unknown.

Police in Haldwani have questioned more than 25 people and examined footage from around 50 CCTV cameras in the investigation into the shooting of BSNL employee Narendra Singh Bisht. The person who fired the shot and the motive behind the attack have not yet been identified.

Bisht, who lives in Bedi Khatta near Hydel in Kathgodam, was sitting on his balcony and eating lunch when a bullet suddenly struck him near the chest and lodged in his shoulder. The incident took place during the afternoon of 6 November.

The injured employee was taken to a private hospital in Haldwani by his family. Because of his serious condition, doctors referred him to a higher medical centre in Delhi. Police said he is still undergoing treatment there, and the bullet has not yet been removed.

Investigation continues

Kathgodam police have reviewed footage from cameras installed at and around the scene. Investigators have also questioned local residents and are checking people who appeared suspicious during the inquiry.

Jasveer Chauhan, the officer in charge of Kathgodam police station, said more than 25 local people had been questioned. He added that police were keeping watch on some suspects while continuing to examine the available footage.

The investigation has not yet established whether the shot was deliberately aimed at Bisht or where it was fired from. The available report only confirms that the bullet reached him while he was on his balcony. Police have not disclosed a confirmed motive.

What happened on 6 November?

The injured man is 51-year-old Narendra Singh Bisht, a BSNL employee ed as a clerk at the organisation’s Subhashnagar office. He was at home in Bedi Khatta when he was hit by the bullet.

Kathgodam police registered a case against an unidentified person on 7 November. The case remains under investigation, and no shooter has been identified in the available information.

Police have said they expect to solve the case soon. Until then, the CCTV review, questioning of local residents and monitoring of suspects remain central to the inquiry.

Conclusion

The Haldwani firing investigation remains unresolved. Police have examined around 50 cameras and questioned more than 25 people, while Narendra Singh Bisht continues treatment in Delhi with the bullet still lodged in his body.