UP: CRPF jawan killed in celebratory firing
A CRPF Jawan was reportedly killed in a celebratory firing in Uttar Pradesh's Bagpat District on Thursday.
Bagpat, Nov 25: A CRPF Jawan was reportedly killed in a celebratory firing in Uttar Pradesh's Bagpat District on Thursday.
The jawan, who was on leave, was attending a function in Wazidpur village when the incident took place.
Earlier
this
month,
a
48-year-old
woman
was
killed
in
celebratory
firing
during
a
wedding
in
Haryana's
Karnal
District.
All
Indian
Hindu
Mahasabha
leader
Sadhvi
Deva
Thakur
was
arrested
in
the
case
after
it
came
to
light
that
it
was
she
and
her
associates
who
had
fired
a
few
rounds
in
the
air
during
the
ceremony.
In April, celebratory firing during a marriage procession at Delhi's Mangolpur Kalan village resulted in the death of a girl. A gym instructer was later arrested in the case.
Deaths or injuries due to celebratory firing have emerged as a menace in certain parts of the country where firing in air during functions have become a ritual.
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