An incident of celebratory firing was reported on Saturday afternoon during the celebration of 125th anniversary of Holkar College. According to reports, a large number of current and former students of the college took part in the celebrations, when some shots were fired in the air and some students were also reportedly seen waving the gun in the air. However, no report of damage of injuries to anybody has been reported on account of firing, college sources told this newspaper.
The police were tipped off on the “offensive” behavior of the students and rushed to the spot for inspection. The collegians that carried guns to the function however fled the place after spotting the police.
It was not for the first time that an incident of such nature has been reported during various celebrations across the country, accidents related to celebratory firing during various celebrations across the country have left several people dead or injured.
In April, a 10-year-old child was killed and two others were grievously injured due to firing as part of a wedding procession in Bihar's Arrah. The children were standing in their balcony to watch the wedding procession when a bullet, fired as part of celebrations, struck them.
Earlier, a twelfth standard girl succumbed to her injuries after she was shot at during celebratory firing at a wedding procession in Delhi's Mongolpuri area.
Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wedding came in the news when a reveller, who was within a few feet of the horse-mounted cricketer, fired several rounds in air from his revolver.