Archive · 19 May 2025
Celebratory Firing Incidents Result in Injuries and Fatalities
Imagine people shooting guns in the air to celebrate, like at a party.
Sometimes, these celebrations go wrong.
In one case, a woman and her grandmother were hurt by bullets.
In another, a 10-year-old girl was killed.
Police arrested the people who fired the guns.
These incidents show how dangerous it can be when people fire guns carelessly.
A 20-year-old woman and her 75-year-old grandmother were injured in celebratory firing at a pre-wedding ceremony in Varanasi.
A 10-year-old girl died after being struck by a bullet during celebratory gunfire at a birthday party in Patna.
In Varanasi, the accused was arrested and an illegal firearm was recovered.
In Patna, the accused was arrested and two country-made pistols were recovered.
Both incidents involved illegal firearms used during celebrations.
- Who
- Dheeraj Tiwari and Akhilesh Ram were the primary people responsible for the events. The victims were Ayushi Mishra, Reena Pandey and Riya Kumari.
- What
- Incidents of celebratory firing resulted in injuries and a fatality.
- When
- Both incidents occurred during celebratory events: a pre-wedding ceremony and a birthday party.
- Where
- Varanasi and Patna, India.
- Why
- Accused opened fire during celebrations.
- Varanasi Incident - Victims
- 20-year-old woman and 75-year-old grandmother
- Varanasi Incident - Accused
- Dheeraj Tiwari
- Varanasi Incident - Location
- Tilmapur area
- Patna Incident - Victim
- 10-year-old Riya Kumari
- Patna Incident - Accused
- Akhilesh Ram
- Patna Incident - Location
- Jamanpura village
