Celebratory firing banned in Shamli district, UP
Celebratory gunfire has been banned in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, according to reports today. The move comes after an eight-year-old travelling in a rickshaw lost his life when he was shot at by Samajwadi Party workers celebrating panchayat poll results in the Kairana town of the district last week. The incident had triggered protests by the locals.