Two booked in Brahmapuri after Diwali night row over firecracker string

Brahmapuri police have registered a case against two men over a quarrel about a string of firecrackers. The incident took place on Diwali night in the Fawwara Chowk area of the town. According to a complaint by Vivek Raut, the dispute arose over a string of firecrackers laid in front of his shop. Both men are accused of abusing and threatening him.

According to the complaint, Vivek Dadaji Raut runs a shop named "Brahma Plastic" at Fawwara Chowk in the Gujari ward of Brahmapuri town. Lakshmi Puja for Diwali was on November 8, 2026. Raut performed the puja at the shop at 8 pm. Around 8.30 pm, after the puja, employees of the shop laid a string of firecrackers in the lane in front of it.

Meanwhile, Vinod Pillare and Suraj alias Golu Ishwar Pillare, who live in the same ward, were passing by on a two-wheeler. They are alleged to have ridden straight over the string of firecrackers and kicked it. Seeing this, complainant Vivek Raut asked them, "Do you have no humanity?"

The complaint states that the two suspects, who are said to have been drunk, then began arguing without reason and hurled extremely obscene abuse at the complainant. Shop employee Nikhil Jibhkate and neighbours Anil Janardhan Raut and Mangesh Kushwah were present at the time.

According to the allegations, when those present tried to stop the two from abusing, they became more aggressive. They are alleged to have rushed at the complainant, his brother and his father to assault them. In the scuffle, the two accused, being drunk, fell on the steps in front of the shop. People from the surrounding market intervened immediately, ended the quarrel and led the two away. The complaint says the two continued to hurl obscene abuse and threaten to kill even after this.

After the incident, the shopkeeper went to the police station at once and gave an oral complaint. On that basis, Brahmapuri police have registered a case against Vinod Pillare and Suraj alias Golu Ishwar Pillare under Sections 351(3) and 296 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Police havildar Jagdish Sudhakar Jade is investigating the case further. All of this is so far allegation, and the investigation is under way. The incident has caused a stir in the area.