Celebratory firing on Lohri: Youth booked in Ludhiana, video goes viral

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 15

A video of a youth firing shots in the air at Mohalla Dharampura Jatta Wali Gali during the Lohri celebrations went viral on Friday. The youth seen in the video was said to be the nephew of a Congress leader of Central constituency.

The police division 3 have registered a case against 15 unknown youth under section 336 of the IPC and Arms Act.

Investigating officer ASI Balaour Singh of Dharampura police post said youngsters had gathered at the house of one Harsh Kapoor for celebrating Lohri where some youth made celebratory firing in the air and video has gone viral on the social media.

The ASI said a youth, who was firing, was identified as Rajiv Kapoor and he was yet to be arrested. He was using .32 bore weapon for firing and the licence of the same weapon was issued in the name of some other person.

The ASI revealed that once the identified accused is nabbed more accused would also be identified and they would be nominated in the case. Licence of the weapon will also be cancelled and weapon will be confiscated.

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