Two videos of man firing country-made pistol surface on Instagram in Morena; police trace youth

Two videos of a youth firing a country-made pistol have surfaced on social media in Morena. The youth is said to have fired shots at night at two different places and filmed the videos himself. Both videos were uploaded on Wednesday evening to his Instagram account. The Instagram ID is said to be in the name of Shyam Kirar, a resident of Kishanpur. Police began an inquiry as soon as the videos surfaced.

The two videos are said to be from different places. The first is from a field in Maharajpura, under the Civil Lines police station area, and shows the youth firing a country-made pistol at night. The second is said to be from near the youth's house in Ramnagar, and in it too he is seen firing the pistol in the dark of night. The youth made both videos himself.

CSP Kavindra Singh Chauhan said the videos that appeared on social media are being examined. Directions have been given to identify the youth seen in the videos and take action against him. Police are also trying to find out when the videos were made. He said further action would be taken after the inquiry.