A viral video showing Rajnandgaon SP Ankita Sharma firing an AK-47 during a Dussehra Shastra Puja ceremony in Chhattisgarh has sparked debate over weapon safety and protocol. Critics, including former Army and police officers, questioned the handling of the weapon and the necessity of ceremonial firing.
At least 27 people were killed in two separate mass shootings within hours in South African townships near Johannesburg and Cape Town. Eight gunmen armed with AK-47s and pistols attacked a bar in Wedela township late Saturday, killing 17, while another shooting early Sunday in Lwandle township left 10 dead.
As many as 22 Maoists, including a divisional committee member and six area committee members, surrendered to the Odisha police along with firearms, ammunition and explosives. The surrendered cadres carried a collective reward of Rs 1.84 crore and were given interim relief
The incident took place in the house a CAF jawan Ashish Tirki under Gandhinagar police station limits in Ambikapur town of Surguja district in Surguja division of Chhattisgarh
