In view of the increasing incidents of celebratory-fire from private firearms during wedding and other celebrations, Garhwal Range IG/DIG Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal expressed disappointment at such incidents causing death and injury.
He directed them to ensure that no one fires in the air during marriage ceremony in their jurisdictions. In Ranipur police station, Haridwar district, an individual was killed while some were seriously injured when shots were fired in the air as part of marriage celebration on March 11, this year.
A case was registered under Section 304 of IPC in the Ranipur police station. Such incidents keep on occurring with persons being injured. Gunjyal is understood to have expressed disappointment with officers for failing to execute order meant to check such incidents, given to them.
The police officers were directed to ensure that such incidents did not recur in their jurisdictions. The barat organisers should be strictly directed that no one fired in the air during marriage ceremony and they should receive written assurances from both the barati parties.
The licence of persons who are caught firing in the air during marriage ceremony should be seized and later the police officers should inform the district magistrate for the cancellation of their license. Apart from this, action should be taken against offenders under appropriate sections of IPC in the police station concerned.
The police officers should lay emphasis on public awareness of the same through various medium in their jurisdictional areas. The police officers were strictly directed to follow zero tolerance approach on such incidents occurring during wedding and other ceremonies in their jurisdictional areas. Action will be taken against the guilty, he warned.