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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 circulating on various social media platforms showing a man opening fire in the area. Based on the video, a shop was raided, and the accused, Sumit, who is a resident of the area, was arrested. During interrogation, he revealed that he assisted his father He also told police that on Diwali, he took out his father’s licensed pistol from a drawer, fired two rounds in the air to record a video and later uploaded the video on social media “to become famous”, an officer said. Mukesh Kumar was also arrested during the investigation, he said. “He produced his arms license, which was found to have expired on October 1. The licensed pistol was recovered from their residence,” the officer added. A case under relevant sections of the Arms Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered and further investigation is underway, police said. (With inputs from agencies)
