# Mumbai Police File FIR Against 10 for Birthday Airgun Firing

2026-08-06T23:50:15+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Borivli police have filed an FIR against 10 men for firing an airgun and blocking a road during a midnight birthday celebration on August 5. The group parked a car in the middle of the road near Gharkul society in Gorai-II, cut a cake on its bonnet, and fired an airgun belonging to Jatin Sharma, 26. Vijesh Upadhyay, 26, fired the weapon. NDTV reports 10 arrests; the Times of India says an FIR has been registered and police acted after a viral video prompted investigation under DCP Sandeep Ghuge.

## Coverage

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/fir-registered-against-10-youths-for-firing-airgun-obstructing-public-movement-for-birthday-celebrations-in-mumbai/articleshow/133014102.cms>
- ndtv.com <https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/men-block-mumbai-road-cut-cake-on-bonnet-fire-gun-in-the-air-10-arrested-11880269#publisher=newsstand>

Tags: airgun firing, birthday celebration, Borivli, Mumbai Police, public obstruction
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