Haryana bans weapons, celebratory firing at weddings

December 05, 2016 22:47

A day after the death of an orchestra dancer in Bhatinda, the Haryana government has banned carrying of arms at wedding functions with immediate effect.

The Haryana government has issued the prohibitory orders while invoking Section 144 of the IPC in the state through the district magistrates.

Now, any kind of celebratory firings at weddings or social function in Haryana will be an offence.

"It has been noticed that some people often indulge in celebratory firing during weddings after consuming alcohol. Taking serious note of such incidents, the Police Department has been directed to put a check on carrying of arms at wedding functions, in coordination with the district magistrate concerned," state's additional chief secretary (Home) Ram Niwas said.

Notably, incidents of people falling prey to the celebratory fires have been witnessed over the period of past couple of months.

Death of the woman, who happened to be the aunt of groom, due to celebratory fires by Sadhvi Deva Thakur and her men in Karnal last month was the latest example in Haryana. Besides death of a woman, three persons, including an 11-year-old girl were also seriously injured in the accident.

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