CURATED BY – SUNIL YADAV | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Katni, Katni Police has taken quick and strict action on a video going viral on social media and detained the culprits. This video, which showed some persons cutting cake and celebratory firing on the bonnet of a Bolero vehicle number MP 21 TA 10 62 with red-blue lights, spread rapidly on social media. Due to this incident, an atmosphere of confusion was created among the general public.

Katni District Superintendent of Police Abhijeet Ranjan took this matter seriously and directed to take action against the persons concerned. On which the team of Madhav Nagar Police Station Incharge Inspector Anoop Singh Thakur immediately started the investigation. Madhav Nagar Police Station Incharge Anoop Singh Thakur along with his police team took prompt action in this entire matter. The driver and owner of the Bolero vehicle, Chandrashekhar Yadav, age 24, resident of Amirganj, along with his companions Mohit Garg, Lala Yadav, Aman Dahiya, and Vicky Shrivas, resident of Amirganj, have been taken into custody. In the preliminary investigation, it was found that the firing shown in the viral video was being done from an air gun, which has been seized by the police. However, keeping in mind the seriousness of the case, the police are conducting intensive interrogation of all the suspects and technical evidence is being analyzed. It is being ensured that such incidents do not happen again in the future and preventive legal action is being taken against the culprits for violating traffic rules. Superintendent of Police of Katni district Abhijeet Ranjan has appealed to the general public not to spread videos related to any kind of misleading or illegal activities on social media. He has also warned that strict legal action will be taken against the persons involved in any such act. The police administration has appealed to the public for cooperation to maintain peace and order in the society and advised to immediately inform the police about any suspicious activity.