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Madhya Pradesh: 30 People Injured In Traditional Hingot War Fest

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Seven people were wounded and 23 others received minor injuries while celebrating the traditional Hingot war, a kind of fireball, fest in Gautampura village, Depalpur, Indore on Wednesday, an official said.

Indore:  Seven people were wounded and 23 others received minor injuries while celebrating the traditional Hingot war, a kind of fireball, fest in Gautampura village, Depalpur, Indore on Wednesday, an official said.

It is a centuries-old tradition, which is celebrated every year on the second day of Diwali, but this year the tradition was followed on the third day of the festival of lights.

It is celebrated in Gautampura village, which is around 60 km from the district headquarters. The tradition could not be performed for the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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“A police force, fire brigade, and ambulances were deployed by the district administration to organise the fest of Hingot war.

CCTV cameras were also installed at the spot. Around thousands of people visit there to see the fest, for which arrangements were made to cover the ground with nets from all sides for the safety of the visitors,” said Depalpur SDM Ravi Kumar.

Hingot is a fruit, which is plucked and dried, after which it is stuffed with gunpowder and tied to wood. It is then lit up and thrown at each other as a part of the tradition of the fest.

On Wednesday evening, 150 people of two groups- Turra and Kalgi- took part in the fest. They fired Hingot on each other in which seven people sustained injuries leaving 23 people with minor injuries.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Earlier on October 15, India crushed Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2022, clinching their seventh title. India chased the target of 66 comfortably, scoring 71/2 in 8.3 overs.
Smriti Mandhana remained unbeaten at 51 of 25 balls and she hit six fours and three sixes. Harmanpreet Kaur was unbeaten at 11 at the other end.

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