Delhi Police have arrested a 42-year-old man and his 22-year-old son after a viral social media video showed the latter firing in the air during Diwali celebrations in Delhi’s Shastri Nagar, officials said on Saturday.
Mukesh Kumar, 42, who runs a catering and sweets business, and his son Sumit Kumar, 22, have been held after they were accused of violating the Arms Act, news agency PTI reported.
As per the police, Sumit allegedly posted a video on social media of him firing in the air “to become famous". He fired gunshots with the bullet that was registered under his father’s name. The weapon was also seized after it was found that its license had expired earlier in October.
During a patrol in the Shastri Nagar area on October 30, a police team received information about a video circula

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