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Kolhapur shaken! Thrill of firing in Navratri pandal, mandal president arrested
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News18•15-10-2026, 12:03
Kolhapur shaken! Thrill of firing in Navratri pandal, mandal president arrested
- •A sensational firing incident took place inside a Navratri festival pandal in the Shahu Nagar area of Kolhapur.
- •The dispute erupted following an argument over precedence and the exclusion of certain activists' families from the evening aarti.
- •During a confrontation, mandal president Vijaykumar Patil pulled out his revolver and fired a round towards the ground in a fit of rage.
- •No one was injured in the incident, successfully averting a major disaster amidst the panic.
- •Rajarampuri police acted swiftly upon receiving information, arrested Vijaykumar Patil, seized the weapon, and launched a detailed investigation.
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The firing occurred following an internal dispute over respect and precedence because the families of some activists, including Sudhir Khebude, were not invited to the evening aarti.
The police arrested 59-year-old Vijaykumar Shankarrao Patil, the president of the Rajarshi Shahu Friend Circle mandal, and seized his revolver.
No one was injured because the bullet was fired toward the ground during a scuffle, thereby averting a major disaster.
