KANPUR: Police have started a probe with regard to a viral video wherein a person could be seen firing bullets from the sun top of a car in Swaroop Nagar area of the city.
According to police sources, the video was shot on Tuesday by some passers-by, who later made it viral on social media on Wednesday. TOI, however, does not confirm the veracity of the viral video.
The video of firing from a car is of the son of the owner of a famous sweet establishment, said the police sources. As the boy had returned home from abroad, he indulged in celebratory firing outside his house.
Inspector Swaroop Nagar Dhananjay Pandey said they came to know about the celebratory firing after a video of the same went viral on social media. “We are trying to ascertain the facts regarding the whereabouts of the person involved in the celebratory firing. The matter is being investigated," the inspector further said.
