Janjgir-Champa: A Video of celebratory firing at a wedding of Congress leader and District Panchayat Vice President Raghavendra Pratap Singh's son in Chhattigarh's Janjgir Champa district is going viral. Police have seized the licensed weapons of the panchayat office-bearer and his son after a video surfaced of celebratory firing at the latter's marriage function, an official said. The incident took place in Rasota village under Pamgarh police station limits on February 12. After a video of the celebratory firing during the marriage function went viral on social media platforms, Pamgarh station house officer (SHO) was directed to conduct a probe into it and take action, Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Soni said.


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Based on the statements of eyewitnesses and findings surfaced during investigation, it came to light that terms and condition of the weapon licence were violated by the license holders, he said.



As a preventive measure, the police subsequently seized the licensed pistols of district panchayat vice president Raghvendra Pratap Singh and his son Shantanu Singh along with around 50 bullets and two empty shells, the official said.


Based on the probe into the matter, a report was forwarded to the district collector with a recommendation for suspension of the weapon licenses and their confiscation, the police said.