Overview
- In Dewas near Sayaji Gate, burning firecrackers and small explosive devices were hurled into crowds, injuring two special police force personnel and prompting a lathi charge and evacuation.
- Injured officers Ashish Yadav and Surendra Shrivas were treated at a district hospital, and Dewas CSP Sumit Agarwal underwent a checkup after an explosive detonated close to him.
- Ujjain’s Chimanganj Mandi saw a fireworks dispute escalate into a stick-and-knife brawl, with about ten people hospitalized as police intervened and registered cross-FIRs that charged eight people with several in custody.
- Shajapur police received a complaint after a firecracker was allegedly thrown toward the Pipalpatta Mosque, and officials say CCTV footage is being reviewed to identify those involved.
- A separate viral video from Thane shows a car passing over lit firecrackers during celebrations before bystanders helped move the vehicle, fueling online criticism of unsafe public revelry.