Watch: Bride Fires Gun In Celebration During Wedding Ceremony, Gets An FIR Filed Against Her

In today's edition of 'Things that only happen in UP,' an FIR has been registered against a woman during her marriage ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

The bride, Rupa Pandey, had fired in the air from the licensed revolver of her uncle Ramvas Pandey before going to the stage for "Jai maala" in Jethwara area, Superintendent of Police Ashok Tomar said.

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The video of the incident went viral on social media - the UP police took note of the clip and lodged an FIR against the woman under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Arms act and the Epidemic act.

The police added that they had also initiated proceedings to suspend the license of the revolver used in the incident.

The video was posted on Twitter by Lallantop's handle with the caption, 'The video of May 30 is viral on social media. In Laxman Ka Purva of Jethwara police station area of Pratapgarh, the bride fired her uncle's licensed revolver with joy before climbing the stage. Police have started investigation by registering a case against new bride Roopa Pandey and uncle Ramnivas Pandey.'

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¡ª The Lallantop (@TheLallantop) June 1, 2021

The video has been viewed 3.8k times and people took to the comments section to express their opinion on the incident.

One user wrote, 'Just normal day in UP¡­'

Another commented, 'Destination weddings are still more cringe.'

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