Mumbai Police Book 10 Men Over Airgun Firing During Roadside Birthday Party

The Story in Brief

Borivli police have registered an FIR against 10 men after an airgun was fired during a birthday celebration on a Mumbai road around midnight on August 5. The group allegedly parked a car in the middle of the road, cut a cake on its bonnet and obstructed public movement near Gharkul society in Gorai-II.

Police said the men had unlawfully assembled despite prohibitory orders and were yelling and creating a disturbance. The incident involved Akash Gupta’s 26th birthday. According to the Times of India, Jatin Sharma and Vijesh Upadhyay, both 26, fired the airgun. Police acted after a video posted on Instagram went viral.

The Indian Opinion

Roadside celebrations are often dismissed as harmless fun, while airgun firing is treated as a joke because it is not a firearm. Both views miss the public risk. Blocking a road, shouting at midnight and firing any weapon-like object can intimidate residents and disrupt movement. The fair test is simple: whether the group’s conduct caused obstruction and violated the orders in force, not how many views the video received.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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