The Gurmitkal police arrested a man for allegedly opening fire in the air with a Single Barrel Breech Loading (SBBL) gun without having a licence, at Siddapur village in Gurmitkal taluk.
The accused has been identified as Chandrasekhar Mallanna Mutya from Mundagari village in Yadgir taluk. He was arrested after a video in which he was seen opening fire in the air during a wedding ceremony in the village went viral on social media.
According to the police, Chandrasekhar, a history-sheeter who have cases in the Yadgir Rural police station, opened fire with an SBBL gun during a wedding procession in Siddapur village on December 5, creating fear among the public.
The police visited the village and conducted a preliminary enquiry before arresting the accused.
Superintendent of Police Pruthvik Shankar told The Hindu the act of displaying firearms in the public place without a licence was against the Arms Act.
Chandrasekhar and others were booked under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959, and Rule 4 of the Arms Rules, 2016, and he was arrested on Saturday, Mr. Shankar said.
Published – December 07, 2025 06:29 pm IST
