Haryana: Woman sarpanch booked for indulging in celebratory firing

The case was registered on Wednesday after a video of Darba Kalan village sarpanch Santosh Beniwal went viral on social media

A woman sarpanch of a Sirsa village has been booked for allegedly indulging in celebratory firing, police said on Thursday.

A woman sarpanch of a Sirsa village has been booked for allegedly indulging in celebratory firing, police said on Thursday. (Image for representational purpose)

The case was registered on Wednesday after a video of Darba Kalan village sarpanch Santosh Beniwal went viral on social media, they said.

In the purported video, Beniwal is seen dancing with two other women and firing in the air with a pistol.

“A video went viral on social media platforms in which Santosh Beniwal, the sarpanch of Darba Kalan, is seen indulging in celebratory firing. She was elected as sarpanch last week,” Nathusari Chopta station house officer sub-inspector Ram Kumar told news agency PTI.

A case has been registered on a complaint by a police official from Sirsa, he said.

“We have launched an investigation into the case,” he added.

The FIR has been registered under sections 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible mat­ter) and 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions under the Arms Act and the IT Act, Kumar said.